FirePro W5000 vs GRID K160Q

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W5000 and GRID K160Q. 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 GRID K160Q. 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.

Main Specs

  FirePro W5000 GRID K160Q
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 130 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • GRID K160Q has 73% more power consumption, than FirePro W5000.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro W5000 has 1 GB more memory, than GRID K160Q.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W5000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GRID K160Q - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of GRID K160Q is 25 MHz higher, than FirePro W5000.
  • FirePro W5000 and GRID K160Q are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W5000 is 1418 MHz higher, than GRID K160Q.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 0−1
ultra / 1080p 9−10 0−1
QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
low / 720p 30−35 9−10
medium / 1080p 18−20 1−2
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 400% more, than GRID K160Q.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5000 GRID K160Q
Architecture GCN 1.0 Kepler
Code name Pitcairn GK107
Type Workstation Workstation
Release date 7 August 2012 28 June 2013
Pipelines 768 192
Core clock speed 825 MHz 850 MHz
Transistor count 2,800 million 1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 39.60 13.60
Floating-point performance 1,267 gflops 326.4 gflops
Length 183 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 3200 MHz 1782 MHz
Memory bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 28.51 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA 3.0
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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