AMD FirePro D300 vs NVIDIA Quadro K5000

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro D300 and NVIDIA Quadro K5000 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD FirePro D300

NVIDIA Quadro K5000

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro D300

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Around 20% higher core clock speed: 850 MHz vs 706 MHz
Around 76% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 20117 vs 11433
Around 63% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 51.183 vs 31.318
Around 75% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1192.547 vs 681.141
Around 70% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 5.209 vs 3.062
2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 78.541 vs 32.922
3.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 242.179 vs 67.311

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	18 January 2014 vs 17 August 2012
Core clock speed	850 MHz vs 706 MHz
Floating-point performance	2,176 gflops vs 2,169 gflops
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	20117 vs 11433
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	51.183 vs 31.318
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1192.547 vs 681.141
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	5.209 vs 3.062
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	78.541 vs 32.922
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	242.179 vs 67.311

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro K5000

Around 33% higher texture fill rate: 90.37 GTexel / s vs 68 GTexel / s
Around 20% higher pipelines: 1536 vs 1280
Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 122 Watt vs 150 Watt
2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
Around 6% higher memory clock speed: 5400 MHz vs 5080 MHz
Around 4% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 6288 vs 6054
Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3680 vs 3397
Around 4% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 6288 vs 6054
Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3680 vs 3397

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	90.37 GTexel / s vs 68 GTexel / s
Pipelines	1536 vs 1280
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	122 Watt vs 150 Watt
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed	5400 MHz vs 5080 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6288 vs 6054
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3680 vs 3397
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3352 vs 3351
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6288 vs 6054
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3680 vs 3397
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3352 vs 3351

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro D300
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro K5000

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

20117

11433

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

51.183

31.318

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1192.547

681.141

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

5.209

3.062

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

78.541

32.922

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

242.179

67.311

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6054

6288

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3397

3680

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3351

3352

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6054

6288

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3397

3680

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3351

3352

Name	AMD FirePro D300	NVIDIA Quadro K5000
Geekbench - OpenCL	20117	11433
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	51.183	31.318
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1192.547	681.141
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	5.209	3.062
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	78.541	32.922
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	242.179	67.311
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6054	6288
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3397	3680
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3351	3352
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6054	6288
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3397	3680
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3351	3352
PassMark - G3D Mark		3994
PassMark - G2D Mark		432
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		1351

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FirePro D300	NVIDIA Quadro K5000
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Kepler
Code name	Pitcairn	GK104
Launch date	18 January 2014	17 August 2012
Place in performance rating	703	705
Type	Workstation	Workstation
Launch price (MSRP)		$2,499
Price now		$1,950
Value for money (0-100)		2.47
Technical info
Core clock speed	850 MHz	706 MHz
Floating-point performance	2,176 gflops	2,169 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	1280	1536
Texture fill rate	68 GTexel / s	90.37 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	122 Watt
Transistor count	2,800 million	3,540 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	4x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	242 mm	267 mm
Supplementary power connectors		1x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_1)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Memory bandwidth	162.6 GB / s	172.8 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5080 MHz	5400 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5