FirePro V5900 vs Quadro 5000

In this comparison between FirePro V5900 and Quadro 5000 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people FirePro V5900 will be the best choice, for others Quadro 5000 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  FirePro V5900 Quadro 5000
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 152 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2.5 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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  • Quadro 5000 has 102% more power consumption, than FirePro V5900.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro V5900 and Quadro 5000 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro V5900 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and Quadro 5000 - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro V5900 is 87 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000.
  • FirePro V5900 and Quadro 5000 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Quadro 5000 is 18 mm longer, than FirePro V5900.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro 5000 is 1000 MHz higher, than FirePro V5900.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 4−5 9−10
ultra / 1080p 2−3 5−6
QHD / 1440p 1−2 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 21−24
medium / 1080p 7−8 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 5000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 71% more, than FirePro V5900.

Full Specs

  FirePro V5900 Quadro 5000
Architecture TeraScale 3 Fermi
Code name Cayman GF100
Type Workstation Workstation
Release date 24 May 2011 23 February 2011
Pipelines 512 352
Core clock speed 600 MHz 513 MHz
Transistor count 2,640 million 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 19.20 22.57
Floating-point performance 614.4 gflops 722.3 gflops
Length 230 mm 248 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 320 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 3000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 120.0 GB/s
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.0 5.1
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA 2.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 66 Mh/s 66 Mh/s
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