AMD FirePro W5000 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro W5000 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro W5000

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
  • 533.3x more memory clock speed: 3200 MHz vs 6.0 GB/s
  • Around 7% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 570 vs 533
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3716 vs 3686
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3716 vs 3686
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 7 August 2012 vs 10 May 2012
Memory clock speed 3200 MHz vs 6.0 GB/s
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 570 vs 533
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3716 vs 3686
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3716 vs 3686

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670

  • Around 19% higher core clock speed: 980 MHz vs 825 MHz
  • 2.6x more texture fill rate: 102.5 billion / sec vs 39.6 GTexel / s
  • Around 75% higher pipelines: 1344 vs 768
  • Around 94% better floating-point performance: 2,459.5 gflops vs 1,267 gflops
  • 2.1x lower typical power consumption: 170 Watt vs 350 Watt
  • Around 78% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 5332 vs 2988
  • Around 56% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 15502 vs 9969
  • Around 26% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 971.208 vs 771.327
  • Around 55% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 4.281 vs 2.758
  • Around 63% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 7038 vs 4308
  • Around 63% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 7038 vs 4308
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 980 MHz vs 825 MHz
Texture fill rate 102.5 billion / sec vs 39.6 GTexel / s
Pipelines 1344 vs 768
Floating-point performance 2,459.5 gflops vs 1,267 gflops
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 170 Watt vs 350 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 5332 vs 2988
Geekbench - OpenCL 15502 vs 9969
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 971.208 vs 771.327
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 4.281 vs 2.758
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 7038 vs 4308
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3361 vs 3359
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 7038 vs 4308
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3361 vs 3359

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro W5000
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
2988
5332
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
570
533
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
9969
15502
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
771.327
971.208
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2.758
4.281
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4308
7038
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3716
3686
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3359
3361
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4308
7038
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3716
3686
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3359
3361
Name AMD FirePro W5000 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670
PassMark - G3D Mark 2988 5332
PassMark - G2D Mark 570 533
Geekbench - OpenCL 9969 15502
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 771.327 971.208
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 2.758 4.281
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4308 7038
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3716 3686
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3359 3361
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4308 7038
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3716 3686
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3359 3361
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 41.613
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 40.404
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 86.208
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1839

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD FirePro W5000 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670

Essentials

Architecture GCN 1.0 Kepler
Code name Pitcairn GK104
Launch date 7 August 2012 10 May 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $599 $399
Place in performance rating 566 564
Type Workstation Desktop
Price now $474.99
Value for money (0-100) 13.20

Technical info

Core clock speed 825 MHz 980 MHz
Floating-point performance 1,267 gflops 2,459.5 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 768 1344
Texture fill rate 39.6 GTexel / s 102.5 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 350 Watt 170 Watt
Transistor count 2,800 million 3,540 million
Boost clock speed 980 MHz
CUDA cores 1344
Maximum GPU temperature 97 °C

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI..., 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
DisplayPort count 2
Dual-link DVI support
Audio input for HDMI Internal
G-SYNC support
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Multi monitor support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCI Express 3.0
Form factor Full Height / Half Length
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 183 mm 9.5" (24.1 cm)
Supplementary power connectors None Two 6-pin
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options 3-way

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_1) 12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.5 4.2

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 102.4 GB / s 192.2 GB / s
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256-bit GDDR5
Memory clock speed 3200 MHz 6.0 GB/s
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5

Technologies

3D Blu-Ray
3D Gaming
3D Vision
Adaptive VSync
CUDA
FXAA
GPU Boost
SLI
TXAA