AMD FirePro V4900 vs NVIDIA Quadro 5000

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro V4900 and NVIDIA Quadro 5000 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, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro V4900

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
  • Around 56% higher core clock speed: 800 MHz vs 513 MHz
  • Around 36% higher pipelines: 480 vs 352
  • Around 6% better floating-point performance: 768.0 gflops vs 722.3 gflops
  • 2x lower typical power consumption: 75 Watt vs 152 Watt
  • Around 33% higher memory clock speed: 4000 MHz vs 3000 MHz
  • Around 5% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 17.874 vs 17.065
  • Around 56% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 72.818 vs 46.591
  • Around 21% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3753 vs 3104
  • 2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 7745 vs 3316
  • Around 21% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3753 vs 3104
  • 2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 7745 vs 3316
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 November 2011 vs 23 February 2011
Core clock speed 800 MHz vs 513 MHz
Pipelines 480 vs 352
Floating-point performance 768.0 gflops vs 722.3 gflops
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 75 Watt vs 152 Watt
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz vs 3000 MHz
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 17.874 vs 17.065
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 72.818 vs 46.591
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3753 vs 3104
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 7745 vs 3316
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3753 vs 3104
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 7745 vs 3316

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro 5000

  • Around 18% higher texture fill rate: 22.57 GTexel / s vs 19.2 GTexel / s
  • 2.5x more maximum memory size: 2560 MB vs 1 GB
  • Around 95% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1935 vs 990
  • Around 24% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 386 vs 312
  • 3.8x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 7349 vs 1928
  • 2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 16.451 vs 6.303
  • Around 30% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 511.131 vs 392.237
  • 3.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.925 vs 0.597
  • Around 49% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2602 vs 1747
  • Around 49% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2602 vs 1747
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 22.57 GTexel / s vs 19.2 GTexel / s
Maximum memory size 2560 MB vs 1 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 1935 vs 990
PassMark - G2D Mark 386 vs 312
Geekbench - OpenCL 7349 vs 1928
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 16.451 vs 6.303
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 511.131 vs 392.237
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.925 vs 0.597
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2602 vs 1747
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2602 vs 1747

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro V4900
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro 5000

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
990
1935
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
312
386
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
1928
7349
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
6.303
16.451
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
392.237
511.131
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
0.597
1.925
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
17.874
17.065
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
72.818
46.591
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1747
2602
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3753
3104
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
7745
3316
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1747
2602
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3753
3104
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
7745
3316
Name AMD FirePro V4900 NVIDIA Quadro 5000
PassMark - G3D Mark 990 1935
PassMark - G2D Mark 312 386
Geekbench - OpenCL 1928 7349
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 6.303 16.451
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 392.237 511.131
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.597 1.925
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 17.874 17.065
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 72.818 46.591
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1747 2602
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3753 3104
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 7745 3316
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1747 2602
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3753 3104
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 7745 3316

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD FirePro V4900 NVIDIA Quadro 5000

Essentials

Architecture TeraScale 2 Fermi
Code name Turks GF100
Launch date 1 November 2011 23 February 2011
Place in performance rating 979 980
Type Workstation Workstation
Launch price (MSRP) $2,499
Price now $268
Value for money (0-100) 12.71

Technical info

Core clock speed 800 MHz 513 MHz
Floating-point performance 768.0 gflops 722.3 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Pipelines 480 352
Texture fill rate 19.2 GTexel / s 22.57 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 75 Watt 152 Watt
Transistor count 716 million 3,100 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Length 163 mm 248 mm
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin

API support

DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.4 4.6

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2560 MB
Memory bandwidth 64.0 GB / s 120.0 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 320 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 3000 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5