AMD FirePro W5100 vs NVIDIA Quadro 5000

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro W5100 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).

AMD FirePro W5100

NVIDIA Quadro 5000

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro W5100

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Around 81% higher core clock speed: 930 MHz vs 513 MHz
Around 98% higher texture fill rate: 44.64 GTexel / s vs 22.57 GTexel / s
2.2x more pipelines: 768 vs 352
Around 98% better floating-point performance: 1,428 gflops vs 722.3 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
3x lower typical power consumption: 50 Watt vs 152 Watt
Around 60% higher maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2560 MB
2x more memory clock speed: 6000 MHz vs 3000 MHz
Around 52% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2978 vs 1958
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 531 vs 391
Around 60% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 11724 vs 7339
2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 35.15 vs 16.451
Around 64% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 838.518 vs 511.131
Around 66% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.199 vs 1.925
3.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 57.354 vs 17.065
3.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 163.258 vs 46.591
Around 69% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 4397 vs 2602
Around 19% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3688 vs 3104
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3356 vs 3316
Around 69% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4397 vs 2602
Around 19% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3688 vs 3104
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3356 vs 3316

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	31 March 2014 vs 23 February 2011
Core clock speed	930 MHz vs 513 MHz
Texture fill rate	44.64 GTexel / s vs 22.57 GTexel / s
Pipelines	768 vs 352
Floating-point performance	1,428 gflops vs 722.3 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt vs 152 Watt
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 2560 MB
Memory clock speed	6000 MHz vs 3000 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	2978 vs 1958
PassMark - G2D Mark	531 vs 391
Geekbench - OpenCL	11724 vs 7339
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	35.15 vs 16.451
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	838.518 vs 511.131
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.199 vs 1.925
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	57.354 vs 17.065
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	163.258 vs 46.591
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	4397 vs 2602
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3688 vs 3104
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3356 vs 3316
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	4397 vs 2602
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3688 vs 3104
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3356 vs 3316

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro W5100
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro 5000

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

2978

1958

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

531

391

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

11724

7339

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

35.15

16.451

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

838.518

511.131

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

3.199

1.925

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

57.354

17.065

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

163.258

46.591

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4397

2602

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3688

3104

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3356

3316

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4397

2602

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3688

3104

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3356

3316

Name	AMD FirePro W5100	NVIDIA Quadro 5000
PassMark - G3D Mark	2978	1958
PassMark - G2D Mark	531	391
Geekbench - OpenCL	11724	7339
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	35.15	16.451
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	838.518	511.131
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.199	1.925
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	57.354	17.065
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	163.258	46.591
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	4397	2602
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3688	3104
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3356	3316
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	4397	2602
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3688	3104
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3356	3316

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FirePro W5100	NVIDIA Quadro 5000
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 2.0	Fermi
Code name	Bonaire	GF100
Launch date	31 March 2014	23 February 2011
Place in performance rating	627	970
Type	Workstation	Workstation
Launch price (MSRP)		$2,499
Price now		$268
Value for money (0-100)		12.71
Technical info
Core clock speed	930 MHz	513 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,428 gflops	722.3 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	768	352
Texture fill rate	44.64 GTexel / s	22.57 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt	152 Watt
Transistor count	2,080 million	3,100 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	4x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
DisplayPort count	4
Dual-link DVI support
HD сomponent video output
StereoOutput3D
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCIe 3.0
Form factor	Full Height / Half Length
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	171 mm	248 mm
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_0)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2560 MB
Memory bandwidth	96 GB / s	120.0 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	320 Bit
Memory clock speed	6000 MHz	3000 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5