AMD FirePro R5000 vs ATI Radeon X1900 GT

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro R5000 and ATI Radeon X1900 GT 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 X1900 GT

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro R5000

Videocard is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 43% higher core clock speed: 825 MHz vs 575 MHz
5.7x more texture fill rate: 39.6 GTexel / s vs 6.9 GTexel / s
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 90 nm
8x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 256 MB
2.7x more memory clock speed: 3200 MHz vs 1200 MHz
Around 53% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 625 vs 409
18.1x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2647 vs 146

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	25 February 2013 vs 1 May 2006
Core clock speed	825 MHz vs 575 MHz
Texture fill rate	39.6 GTexel / s vs 6.9 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 90 nm
Maximum memory size	2 GB vs 256 MB
Memory clock speed	3200 MHz vs 1200 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	625 vs 409
PassMark - G3D Mark	2647 vs 146

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon X1900 GT

4.7x lower typical power consumption: 75 Watt vs 350 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt vs 350 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro R5000
GPU 2: ATI Radeon X1900 GT

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

625

409

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

2647

146

Name	AMD FirePro R5000	ATI Radeon X1900 GT
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	409
PassMark - G3D Mark	2647	146

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FirePro R5000	ATI Radeon X1900 GT
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	R500
Code name	Pitcairn	R580
Launch date	25 February 2013	1 May 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,099
Place in performance rating	402	386
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Technical info
Core clock speed	825 MHz	575 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,267 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	90 nm
Pipelines	768
Texture fill rate	39.6 GTexel / s	6.9 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	350 Watt	75 Watt
Transistor count	2,800 million	384 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
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_1)	9.0c
OpenGL	4.5	2.0
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	256 MB
Memory bandwidth	102.4 GB / s	38.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	3200 MHz	1200 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR3