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.

 

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: 20137 vs 11459
  • 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 20137 vs 11459
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
20137
11459
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 20137 11459
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