FirePro W4300 vs Quadro K5000M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W4300 and Quadro K5000M. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro W4300 and Quadro K5000M. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Quadro K5000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro K5000M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Quadro K5000M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W4300 Quadro K5000M
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Quadro K5000M has 100% more power consumption, than FirePro W4300.
  • FirePro W4300 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro K5000M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • FirePro W4300 and Quadro K5000M have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • FirePro W4300 is used in Desktops, and Quadro K5000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • FirePro W4300 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and Quadro K5000M - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W4300 is 224 MHz higher, than Quadro K5000M.
  • FirePro W4300 and Quadro K5000M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W4300 is 3000 MHz higher, than Quadro K5000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 16−18
ultra / 1080p 8−9 9−10
QHD / 1440p 3−4 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 30−35 30−35
medium / 1080p 18−20 20−22
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6% more, than FirePro W4300.

Full Specs

  FirePro W4300 Quadro K5000M
Architecture GCN 2.0 Kepler
Code name Bonaire N14E-Q5
Type Workstation Mobile workstation
Release date 1 December 2015 1 June 2012
Pipelines 768 1344
Core clock speed 930 MHz 706 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 44.64 67.31
Floating-point performance 1,428 gflops 1,615 gflops
Length 171 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 3000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 6.3 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 152 Mh/s 51 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
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