FirePro W5000 DVI vs Radeon R5 240 OEM
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
| GPU code name | Oland | Pitcairn |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 1 November 2013 (12 years ago) | 25 February 2013 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $599 |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 384 | 768 |
| Core clock speed | 730 MHz | 825 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 780 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 950 million | 2,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 18.72 | 39.60 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.599 TFLOPS | 1.267 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 32 |
| TMUs | 24 | 48 |
| L1 Cache | 96 KB | 192 KB |
| L2 Cache | 128 KB | 512 KB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Bus support | no data | PCIe 3.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 168 mm | 191 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Form factor | no data | full height / half length |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | DDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s | 102.4 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | 2x DVI |
| HDMI | + | - |
| Dual-link DVI support | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2.131 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 November 2013 | 25 February 2013 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 75 Watt |
R5 240 OEM has an age advantage of 8 months, and 50% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon R5 240 OEM and FirePro W5000 DVI. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon R5 240 OEM is a desktop graphics card while FirePro W5000 DVI is a workstation one.
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