AMD FirePro W5170M vs NVIDIA Quadro K5000

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro W5170M and NVIDIA Quadro K5000 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD FirePro W5170M

NVIDIA Quadro K5000

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro W5170M

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 27% higher core clock speed: 900 MHz vs 706 MHz

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	25 August 2014 vs 17 August 2012
Core clock speed	900 MHz vs 706 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3355 vs 3352
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3355 vs 3352

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro K5000

2.4x more texture fill rate: 90.37 GTexel / s vs 37 GTexel / s
2.4x more pipelines: 1536 vs 640
Around 83% better floating-point performance: 2,169 gflops vs 1,184 gflops
2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
Around 20% higher memory clock speed: 5400 MHz vs 4500 MHz
2.2x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3998 vs 1819
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 435 vs 355
Around 38% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 11460 vs 8303
Around 84% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 6288 vs 3409
Around 84% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 6288 vs 3409
Around 15% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3680 vs 3189
Around 15% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3680 vs 3189

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	90.37 GTexel / s vs 37 GTexel / s
Pipelines	1536 vs 640
Floating-point performance	2,169 gflops vs 1,184 gflops
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed	5400 MHz vs 4500 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	3998 vs 1819
PassMark - G2D Mark	435 vs 355
Geekbench - OpenCL	11460 vs 8303
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6288 vs 3409
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6288 vs 3409
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3680 vs 3189
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3680 vs 3189

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro W5170M
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro K5000

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1819

3998

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

355

435

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

8303

11460

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3409

6288

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3409

6288

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3189

3680

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3189

3680

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3355

3352

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3355

3352

Name	AMD FirePro W5170M	NVIDIA Quadro K5000
PassMark - G3D Mark	1819	3998
PassMark - G2D Mark	355	435
Geekbench - OpenCL	8303	11460
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	3409	6288
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	3409	6288
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3189	3680
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3189	3680
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3355	3352
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3355	3352
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		31.318
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		681.141
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		3.062
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		32.922
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		67.311
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		1351

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FirePro W5170M	NVIDIA Quadro K5000
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Kepler
Code name	Tropo	GK104
Launch date	25 August 2014	17 August 2012
Place in performance rating	685	688
Type	Mobile workstation	Workstation
Launch price (MSRP)		$2,499
Price now		$1,950
Value for money (0-100)		2.47
Technical info
Boost clock speed	925 MHz
Core clock speed	900 MHz	706 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,184 gflops	2,169 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	640	1536
Texture fill rate	37 GTexel / s	90.37 GTexel / s
Transistor count	1,500 million	3,540 million
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		122 Watt
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	PCIe 2.0 x16
Laptop size	large
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin
Length		267 mm
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_1)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Memory bandwidth	72 GB / s	172.8 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	4500 MHz	5400 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory	0
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
AppAcceleration
Enduro