AMD FirePro W5000 vs AMD Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro W5000 and AMD Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD FirePro W5000

AMD Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro W5000

Videocard is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
Around 20% higher pipelines: 768 vs 640
2x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 1 GB
2.8x more memory clock speed: 3200 MHz vs 1125 MHz
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2988 vs 2171
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 570 vs 461
Around 52% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 771.327 vs 506.712
Around 16% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 4308 vs 3707
Around 16% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4308 vs 3707

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 August 2012 vs 15 February 2012
Pipelines	768 vs 640
Maximum memory size	2 GB vs 1 GB
Memory clock speed	3200 MHz vs 1125 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	2988 vs 2171
PassMark - G2D Mark	570 vs 461
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	771.327 vs 506.712
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	4308 vs 3707
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	4308 vs 3707

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition

Around 1% higher texture fill rate: 40 GTexel / s vs 39.6 GTexel / s
Around 1% better floating-point performance: 1,280 gflops vs 1,267 gflops
2.8x lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 350 Watt
Around 43% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 14263 vs 9969
Around 9% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.01 vs 2.758
Around 22% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 4524 vs 3716
4.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 14630 vs 3359
Around 22% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 4524 vs 3716
4.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 14630 vs 3359

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	40 GTexel / s vs 39.6 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance	1,280 gflops vs 1,267 gflops
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt vs 350 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	14263 vs 9969
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.01 vs 2.758
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	4524 vs 3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	14630 vs 3359
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	4524 vs 3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	14630 vs 3359

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro W5000
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

2988

2171

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

570

461

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

9969

14263

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

771.327

506.712

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

2.758

3.01

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4308

3707

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3716

4524

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3359

14630

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4308

3707

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3716

4524

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3359

14630

Name	AMD FirePro W5000	AMD Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
PassMark - G3D Mark	2988	2171
PassMark - G2D Mark	570	461
Geekbench - OpenCL	9969	14263
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	771.327	506.712
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.758	3.01
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	4308	3707
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3716	4524
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3359	14630
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	4308	3707
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3716	4524
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3359	14630
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		33.836
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		49.787
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		153.657
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		711

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FirePro W5000	AMD Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	Pitcairn	Cape Verde
Launch date	7 August 2012	15 February 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$599	$159
Place in performance rating	566	567
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Design		AMD Radeon HD 7000 Series
Technical info
Core clock speed	825 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,267 gflops	1,280 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	768	640
Texture fill rate	39.6 GTexel / s	40 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	350 Watt	125 Watt
Transistor count	2,800 million	1,500 million
Boost clock speed		1000 MHz
Stream Processors		640
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
DisplayPort count	2
Dual-link DVI support
DisplayPort support
Eyefinity
HDMI
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 2.1 x16
Form factor	Full Height / Half Length
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	183 mm	210 mm
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_1)	11
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Memory bandwidth	102.4 GB / s	72 GB/s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	3200 MHz	1125 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
CrossFire
FreeSync