AMD FirePro S9000 vs NVIDIA Quadro K5000

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro S9000 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: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, 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 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD FirePro S9000

NVIDIA Quadro K5000

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro S9000

Around 27% higher core clock speed: 900 MHz vs 706 MHz
Around 12% higher texture fill rate: 100.8 GTexel / s vs 90.37 GTexel / s
Around 17% higher pipelines: 1792 vs 1536
Around 49% better floating-point performance: 3,226 gflops vs 2,169 gflops
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 6 GB vs 4 GB
Around 2% higher memory clock speed: 5500 MHz vs 5400 MHz
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 5059 vs 3999
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 561 vs 436
Around 36% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 91.842 vs 67.311
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3707 vs 3680
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3707 vs 3680

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	900 MHz vs 706 MHz
Texture fill rate	100.8 GTexel / s vs 90.37 GTexel / s
Pipelines	1792 vs 1536
Floating-point performance	3,226 gflops vs 2,169 gflops
Maximum memory size	6 GB vs 4 GB
Memory clock speed	5500 MHz vs 5400 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	5059 vs 3999
PassMark - G2D Mark	561 vs 436
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	91.842 vs 67.311
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3707 vs 3680
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3357 vs 3352
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3707 vs 3680
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3357 vs 3352

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro K5000

2.9x lower typical power consumption: 122 Watt vs 350 Watt
3.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 31.318 vs 9.541
2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 681.141 vs 275.278
Around 62% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.062 vs 1.886
Around 10% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 32.922 vs 30.049

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	122 Watt vs 350 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	31.318 vs 9.541
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	681.141 vs 275.278
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.062 vs 1.886
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	32.922 vs 30.049

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro S9000
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro K5000

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

5059

3999

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

561

436

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

9.541

31.318

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

275.278

681.141

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

1.886

3.062

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

30.049

32.922

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

91.842

67.311

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3707

3680

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3357

3352

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3707

3680

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3357

3352

Name	AMD FirePro S9000	NVIDIA Quadro K5000
PassMark - G3D Mark	5059	3999
PassMark - G2D Mark	561	436
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	9.541	31.318
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	275.278	681.141
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.886	3.062
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	30.049	32.922
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	91.842	67.311
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3707	3680
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3357	3352
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3707	3680
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3357	3352
Geekbench - OpenCL		11455
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		6288
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		6288
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		1351

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FirePro S9000	NVIDIA Quadro K5000
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Kepler
Code name	Tahiti	GK104
Launch date	24 August 2012	17 August 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,499	$2,499
Place in performance rating	688	689
Type	Workstation	Workstation
Price now		$1,950
Value for money (0-100)		2.47
Technical info
Core clock speed	900 MHz	706 MHz
Floating-point performance	3,226 gflops	2,169 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	1792	1536
Texture fill rate	100.8 GTexel / s	90.37 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	350 Watt	122 Watt
Transistor count	4,313 million	3,540 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
DisplayPort count	1
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 2.0 x16
Length	267 mm	267 mm
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	1x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_1)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	4 GB
Memory bandwidth	264 GB / s	172.8 GB / s
Memory bus width	384 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5500 MHz	5400 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5