AMD FirePro W5100 vs NVIDIA Tesla K40m

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro W5100 and NVIDIA Tesla K40m 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 Tesla K40m

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro W5100

Videocard is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
Around 39% higher core clock speed: 930 MHz vs 667 MHz
4.9x lower typical power consumption: 50 Watt vs 245 Watt
4.9x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 543 vs 111

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	31 March 2014 vs 22 November 2013
Core clock speed	930 MHz vs 667 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt vs 245 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	543 vs 111

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Tesla K40m

4x more texture fill rate: 178.8 GTexel / s vs 44.64 GTexel / s
3.8x more pipelines: 2880 vs 768
3x better floating-point performance: 4,291 gflops vs 1,428 gflops
3x more maximum memory size: 12 GB vs 4 GB
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3281 vs 2986
Around 53% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 18672 vs 12176
Around 95% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 68.519 vs 35.15
2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1884.11 vs 838.518
Around 99% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 6.358 vs 3.199
2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 117.253 vs 57.354
Around 90% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 310.472 vs 163.258

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	178.8 GTexel / s vs 44.64 GTexel / s
Pipelines	2880 vs 768
Floating-point performance	4,291 gflops vs 1,428 gflops
Maximum memory size	12 GB vs 4 GB
Memory clock speed	6008 MHz vs 6000 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	3281 vs 2986
Geekbench - OpenCL	18672 vs 12176
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	68.519 vs 35.15
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1884.11 vs 838.518
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	6.358 vs 3.199
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	117.253 vs 57.354
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	310.472 vs 163.258

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro W5100
GPU 2: NVIDIA Tesla K40m

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

2986

3281

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

543

111

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

12176

18672

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

35.15

68.519

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

838.518

1884.11

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

3.199

6.358

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

57.354

117.253

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

163.258

310.472

Name	AMD FirePro W5100	NVIDIA Tesla K40m
PassMark - G3D Mark	2986	3281
PassMark - G2D Mark	543	111
Geekbench - OpenCL	12176	18672
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	35.15	68.519
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	838.518	1884.11
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.199	6.358
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	57.354	117.253
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	163.258	310.472
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	4397
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3688
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	4397
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3688
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3356

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FirePro W5100	NVIDIA Tesla K40m
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 2.0	Kepler
Code name	Bonaire	GK110B
Launch date	31 March 2014	22 November 2013
Place in performance rating	637	638
Type	Workstation	Workstation
Launch price (MSRP)		$7,699
Technical info
Core clock speed	930 MHz	667 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,428 gflops	4,291 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	768	2880
Texture fill rate	44.64 GTexel / s	178.8 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt	245 Watt
Transistor count	2,080 million	7,080 million
Boost clock speed		745 MHz
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	4x DisplayPort	No outputs
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 3.0 x16
Length	171 mm	267 mm
Supplementary power connectors	None
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_0)	12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	12 GB
Memory bandwidth	96 GB / s	288.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	6000 MHz	6008 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5