FirePro W5000 vs GRID M6 8Q

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W5000 and GRID M6 8Q. 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 M6 8Q. 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 M6 8Q
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • GRID M6 8Q has 33% more power consumption, than FirePro W5000.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GRID M6 8Q has 6 GB more memory, than FirePro W5000.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W5000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GRID M6 8Q - with Maxwell 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W5000 is 103 MHz higher, than GRID M6 8Q.
  • FirePro W5000 and GRID M6 8Q are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GRID M6 8Q is 1812 MHz higher, than FirePro W5000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 18−20
ultra / 1080p 9−10 10−11
QHD / 1440p 4−5 5−6
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 30−35 35−40
medium / 1080p 18−20 21−24
The average gaming FPS of GRID M6 8Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 18% more, than FirePro W5000.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5000 GRID M6 8Q
Architecture GCN 1.0 Maxwell 2.0
Code name Pitcairn GM204
Type Workstation Workstation
Release date 7 August 2012 30 August 2015
Pipelines 768 1536
Core clock speed 825 MHz 722 MHz
Transistor count 2,800 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 39.60 69.31
Floating-point performance 1,267 gflops 2,218 gflops
Length 183 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 3200 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 160.4 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 1.1.126
CUDA 5.2
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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