AMD FirePro W5000 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro W5000 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 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

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro W5000

Videocard is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 569 vs 530
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3716 vs 3666
Around 2% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3359 vs 3306
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3716 vs 3666
Around 2% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3359 vs 3306

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 August 2012 vs 22 March 2012
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	569 vs 530
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3716 vs 3666
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3359 vs 3306
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3716 vs 3666
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3359 vs 3306

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680

Around 22% higher core clock speed: 1006 MHz vs 825 MHz
3.3x more texture fill rate: 128.8 billion / sec vs 39.6 GTexel / s
2x more pipelines: 1536 vs 768
2.4x better floating-point performance: 3,090.4 gflops vs 1,267 gflops
Around 79% lower typical power consumption: 195 Watt vs 350 Watt
Around 88% higher memory clock speed: 6008 MHz vs 3200 MHz
Around 87% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 5566 vs 2976
Around 85% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 18397 vs 9969
Around 28% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 989.685 vs 771.327
Around 68% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 4.645 vs 2.758
Around 68% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 7222 vs 4308
Around 68% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 7222 vs 4308

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1006 MHz vs 825 MHz
Texture fill rate	128.8 billion / sec vs 39.6 GTexel / s
Pipelines	1536 vs 768
Floating-point performance	3,090.4 gflops vs 1,267 gflops
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	195 Watt vs 350 Watt
Memory clock speed	6008 MHz vs 3200 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	5566 vs 2976
Geekbench - OpenCL	18397 vs 9969
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	989.685 vs 771.327
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	4.645 vs 2.758
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	7222 vs 4308
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	7222 vs 4308

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro W5000
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

2976

5566

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

569

530

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

9969

18397

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

771.327

989.685

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

2.758

4.645

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4308

7222

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3716

3666

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3359

3306

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4308

7222

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3716

3666

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3359

3306

Name	AMD FirePro W5000	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680
PassMark - G3D Mark	2976	5566
PassMark - G2D Mark	569	530
Geekbench - OpenCL	9969	18397
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	771.327	989.685
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.758	4.645
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	4308	7222
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3716	3666
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3359	3306
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	4308	7222
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3716	3666
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3359	3306
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		46.086
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		36.463
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		99.577
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		2004

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FirePro W5000	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Kepler
Code name	Pitcairn	GK104
Launch date	7 August 2012	22 March 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$599	$499
Place in performance rating	559	560
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Price now		$579.99
Value for money (0-100)		12.83
Technical info
Core clock speed	825 MHz	1006 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,267 gflops	3,090.4 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	768	1536
Texture fill rate	39.6 GTexel / s	128.8 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	350 Watt	195 Watt
Transistor count	2,800 million	3,540 million
Boost clock speed		1058 MHz
CUDA cores		1536
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort, One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI...
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	10.0" (25.4 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	2048 MB
Memory bandwidth	102.4 GB / s	192.2 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256-bit GDDR5
Memory clock speed	3200 MHz	6008 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory		0
Technologies
3D Vision
Adaptive VSync
CUDA
FXAA
GPU Boost
SLI
TXAA