AMD FirePro R5000 vs ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT
Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro R5000 and ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT 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.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro R5000
- Videocard is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 9 month(s) later
- Around 11% higher core clock speed: 825 MHz vs 743 MHz
- 3.3x more texture fill rate: 39.6 GTexel / s vs 11.89 GTexel / s
- 2.4x more pipelines: 768 vs 320
- 2.7x better floating-point performance: 1,267 gflops vs 475.5 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
- Around 93% higher memory clock speed: 3200 MHz vs 1656 MHz
- Around 57% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 625 vs 397
- 4x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2647 vs 660
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 25 February 2013 vs 14 May 2007 |
Core clock speed | 825 MHz vs 743 MHz |
Texture fill rate | 39.6 GTexel / s vs 11.89 GTexel / s |
Pipelines | 768 vs 320 |
Floating-point performance | 1,267 gflops vs 475.5 gflops |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm vs 80 nm |
Maximum memory size | 2 GB vs 512 MB |
Memory clock speed | 3200 MHz vs 1656 MHz |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 625 vs 397 |
PassMark - G3D Mark | 2647 vs 660 |
Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT
- Around 63% lower typical power consumption: 215 Watt vs 350 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 215 Watt vs 350 Watt |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: AMD FirePro R5000
GPU 2: ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT
PassMark - G2D Mark |
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PassMark - G3D Mark |
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Name | AMD FirePro R5000 | ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT |
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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 | 660 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD FirePro R5000 | ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | GCN 1.0 | TeraScale |
Code name | Pitcairn | R600 |
Launch date | 25 February 2013 | 14 May 2007 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $1,099 | $399 |
Place in performance rating | 402 | 375 |
Type | Workstation | Desktop |
Technical info |
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Core clock speed | 825 MHz | 743 MHz |
Floating-point performance | 1,267 gflops | 475.5 gflops |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 80 nm |
Pipelines | 768 | 320 |
Texture fill rate | 39.6 GTexel / s | 11.89 GTexel / s |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 350 Watt | 215 Watt |
Transistor count | 2,800 million | 720 million |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | 2x mini-DisplayPort | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
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Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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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 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
API support |
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DirectX | 12.0 (11_1) | 10.0 |
OpenGL | 4.5 | 3.3 |
Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 512 MB |
Memory bandwidth | 102.4 GB / s | 106.0 GB / s |
Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 512 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 3200 MHz | 1656 MHz |
Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |