AMD FirePro W5100 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro W5100 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 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 - 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD FirePro W5100

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro W5100

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 50% higher pipelines: 768 vs 512
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
4.9x lower typical power consumption: 50 Watt vs 244 Watt
2.7x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 1536 MB
3x more memory clock speed: 6000 MHz vs 2004 MHz (4008 data rate)
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 534 vs 486
Around 77% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 57.354 vs 32.378
Around 23% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 163.258 vs 132.363

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	31 March 2014 vs 9 November 2010
Pipelines	768 vs 512
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt vs 244 Watt
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 1536 MB
Memory clock speed	6000 MHz vs 2004 MHz (4008 data rate)
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	534 vs 486
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	57.354 vs 32.378
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	163.258 vs 132.363

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580

Around 66% higher core clock speed: 1544 MHz vs 930 MHz
Around 11% higher texture fill rate: 49.4 billion / sec vs 44.64 GTexel / s
Around 11% better floating-point performance: 1,581.1 gflops vs 1,428 gflops
Around 54% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 4622 vs 2992
Around 29% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 15124 vs 11686
Around 14% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 40.048 vs 35.15
Around 4% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 872.651 vs 838.518
Around 36% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 4.338 vs 3.199
Around 35% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 5953 vs 4397
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3717 vs 3688
Around 35% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 5953 vs 4397
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3717 vs 3688

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1544 MHz vs 930 MHz
Texture fill rate	49.4 billion / sec vs 44.64 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance	1,581.1 gflops vs 1,428 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	4622 vs 2992
Geekbench - OpenCL	15124 vs 11686
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	40.048 vs 35.15
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	872.651 vs 838.518
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	4.338 vs 3.199
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	5953 vs 4397
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3717 vs 3688
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3357 vs 3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	5953 vs 4397
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3717 vs 3688
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3357 vs 3356

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro W5100
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

2992

4622

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

534

486

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

11686

15124

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

35.15

40.048

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

838.518

872.651

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

3.199

4.338

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

57.354

32.378

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

163.258

132.363

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4397

5953

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3688

3717

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3356

3357

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4397

5953

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3688

3717

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3356

3357

Name	AMD FirePro W5100	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580
PassMark - G3D Mark	2992	4622
PassMark - G2D Mark	534	486
Geekbench - OpenCL	11686	15124
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	35.15	40.048
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	838.518	872.651
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.199	4.338
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	57.354	32.378
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	163.258	132.363
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	4397	5953
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3688	3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3356	3357
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	4397	5953
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3688	3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3356	3357
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		809

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FirePro W5100	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 2.0	Fermi 2.0
Code name	Bonaire	GF110
Launch date	31 March 2014	9 November 2010
Place in performance rating	646	647
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$499
Price now		$289.88
Value for money (0-100)		19.21
Technical info
Core clock speed	930 MHz	1544 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,428 gflops	1,581.1 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	768	512
Texture fill rate	44.64 GTexel / s	49.4 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt	244 Watt
Transistor count	2,080 million	3,000 million
CUDA cores		512
Maximum GPU temperature		97 °C
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	4x DisplayPort	Mini HDMITwo Dual Link DVI, 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
DisplayPort count	4
Dual-link DVI support
HD сomponent video output
StereoOutput3D
Audio input for HDMI		Internal
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	PCI-E 2.0 x 16
Form factor	Full Height / Half Length
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	171 mm	10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Supplementary power connectors	None	One 6-pin and One 8-pin
Height		4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options		3-way
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_0)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.5	4.2
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1536 MB
Memory bandwidth	96 GB / s	192.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	6000 MHz	2004 MHz (4008 data rate)
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Technologies
3D Vision
CUDA
DSR
SLI
Surround