FirePro W5000 vs GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W5000 and GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB. 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 W5000 and GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB. 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.
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB

Main Specs

  FirePro W5000 GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 120 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 5 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB has 60% more power consumption, than FirePro W5000.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB has 3 GB more memory, than FirePro W5000.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W5000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB - with Pascal.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is 681 MHz higher, than FirePro W5000.
  • FirePro W5000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB - by 16 nm process technology.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is 67 mm longer, than FirePro W5000.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is 4808 MHz higher, than FirePro W5000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 21−24
ultra / 1080p 9−10 12−14
QHD / 1440p 4−5 7−8
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 30−35 40−45
medium / 1080p 18−20 27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 37% more, than FirePro W5000.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5000 GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB
Architecture GCN 1.0 Pascal
Code name Pitcairn GP106
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 7 August 2012 26 December 2017
Pipelines 768 1280
Core clock speed 825 MHz 1506 MHz
Boost Clock 1709 MHz
Transistor count 2,800 million 4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 16 nm
Texture fill rate 39.60 136.7
Floating-point performance 1,267 gflops 4,375 gflops
Length 183 mm 250 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 160 Bit
Memory clock speed 3200 MHz 8008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 160.2 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
CUDA 6.1
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 154 Mh/s
Form factor full height / half length
DisplayPort count 2
Dual-link DVI support +
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