AMD FirePro R5000 vs ATI Radeon HD 2900 PRO

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro R5000 and ATI Radeon HD 2900 PRO 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: GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark.

AMD FirePro R5000

ATI Radeon HD 2900 PRO

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro R5000

Videocard is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 38% higher core clock speed: 825 MHz vs 600 MHz
4.1x more texture fill rate: 39.6 GTexel / s vs 9.6 GTexel / s
2.4x more pipelines: 768 vs 320
3.3x better floating-point performance: 1,267 gflops vs 384.0 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 80 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 512 MB
2x more memory clock speed: 3200 MHz vs 1600 MHz
Around 57% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 625 vs 397
4.2x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2647 vs 628

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	25 February 2013 vs 12 December 2007
Core clock speed	825 MHz vs 600 MHz
Texture fill rate	39.6 GTexel / s vs 9.6 GTexel / s
Pipelines	768 vs 320
Floating-point performance	1,267 gflops vs 384.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 80 nm
Maximum memory size	2 GB vs 512 MB
Memory clock speed	3200 MHz vs 1600 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	625 vs 397
PassMark - G3D Mark	2647 vs 628

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon HD 2900 PRO

Around 75% lower typical power consumption: 200 Watt vs 350 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt vs 350 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro R5000
GPU 2: ATI Radeon HD 2900 PRO

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

625

397

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

2647

628

Name	AMD FirePro R5000	ATI Radeon HD 2900 PRO
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3690
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3342
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3342
PassMark - G2D Mark	625	397
PassMark - G3D Mark	2647	628

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FirePro R5000	ATI Radeon HD 2900 PRO
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	TeraScale
Code name	Pitcairn	R600
Launch date	25 February 2013	12 December 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,099
Place in performance rating	402	376
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Technical info
Core clock speed	825 MHz	600 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,267 gflops	384.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	80 nm
Pipelines	768	320
Texture fill rate	39.6 GTexel / s	9.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	350 Watt	200 Watt
Transistor count	2,800 million	720 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	2x mini-DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Dual-link DVI support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCIe 3.0
Form factor	Full Height / Full Length
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	279 mm	241 mm
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 8-pin
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_1)	10.0
OpenGL	4.5	3.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	512 MB
Memory bandwidth	102.4 GB / s	118.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	512 Bit
Memory clock speed	3200 MHz	1600 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR4