FirePro W5000 vs Quadro FX 3800
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W5000 and Quadro FX 3800, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the FirePro W5000 stacks up against Quadro FX 3800, check out specs charts below.
Quadro FX 3800
Main Specs
FirePro W5000
Quadro FX 3800
Power consumption (TDP)
75 Watt
108 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
1x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
1 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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Quadro FX 3800 has 44% more power consumption, than FirePro W5000.
FirePro W5000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro FX 3800 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
FirePro W5000 has 1 GB more memory, than Quadro FX 3800.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FirePro W5000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Quadro FX 3800 - with Tesla 2.0.
Core clock speed of FirePro W5000 is 225 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 3800.
FirePro W5000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro FX 3800 - by 55 nm process technology.
Quadro FX 3800 is 15 mm longer, than FirePro W5000.
Memory clock speed of FirePro W5000 is 1600 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 3800.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
14−16
0−1
ultra / 1080p
9−10
0−1
QHD / 1440p
4−5
0−1
low / 720p
30−35
10−11
medium / 1080p
18−20
1−2
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 316% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
high / 1080p
24−27
−
ultra / 1080p
21−24
2−3
QHD / 1440p
7−8
0−1
4K / 2160p
5−6
−
low / 720p
50−55
9−10
medium / 1080p
27−30
2−3
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in Battlefield 5 is 750% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro FX 3800 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than FirePro W5000.
low / 768p
210−220
100−110
medium / 768p
180−190
75−80
ultra / 1080p
95−100
30−35
QHD / 1440p
50−55
−
4K / 2160p
30−33
9−10
high / 768p
140−150
50−55
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 143% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
low / 768p
55−60
70−75
ultra / 1080p
40−45
12−14
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 11% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
low / 768p
110−120
65−70
medium / 768p
90−95
40−45
ultra / 1080p
60−65
14−16
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in Dota 2 is 119% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
high / 1080p
18−20
1−2
ultra / 1080p
16−18
−
4K / 2160p
6−7
0−1
low / 720p
35−40
7−8
medium / 1080p
18−20
2−3
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in Far Cry 5 is 733% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
high / 1080p
24−27
−
ultra / 1080p
18−20
−
QHD / 1440p
16−18
0−1
low / 720p
95−100
40−45
medium / 1080p
50−55
4−5
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in Fortnite is 226% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
high / 1080p
24−27
1−2
ultra / 1080p
20−22
−
QHD / 1440p
9−10
0−1
low / 720p
50−55
12−14
medium / 1080p
27−30
4−5
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in Forza Horizon 4 is 483% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
low / 768p
85−90
35−40
medium / 768p
75−80
−
high / 1080p
30−33
1−2
ultra / 1080p
12−14
−
QHD / 1440p
3−4
0−1
medium / 720p
−
30−35
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in Grand Theft Auto V is 210% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
high / 1080p
9−10
0−1
ultra / 1080p
7−8
0−1
4K / 2160p
2−3
0−1
low / 720p
27−30
1−2
medium / 1080p
12−14
−
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in Metro Exodus is 2700% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
low / 768p
110−120
85−90
high / 1080p
−
50−55
ultra / 1080p
100−110
−
medium / 1080p
100−110
−
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in Minecraft is 32% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
high / 1080p
21−24
14−16
ultra / 1080p
18−20
12−14
low / 720p
55−60
21−24
medium / 1080p
24−27
14−16
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 93% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
high / 1080p
14−16
−
ultra / 1080p
9−10
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
27−30
2−3
medium / 1080p
16−18
−
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 1300% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
low / 768p
55−60
4−5
medium / 768p
30−35
−
high / 1080p
18−20
2−3
ultra / 1080p
10−12
−
4K / 2160p
8−9
0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 1166% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
low / 768p
100−110
65−70
medium / 768p
60−65
30−35
ultra / 1080p
35−40
10−12
high / 768p
50−55
27−30
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in World of Tanks is 88% more, than Quadro FX 3800.
Full Specs
FirePro W5000
Quadro FX 3800
Architecture
GCN 1.0
Tesla 2.0
Code name
Pitcairn
GT200B
Type
Workstation
Workstation
Release date
7 August 2012
30 March 2009
Pipelines
768
192
Core clock speed
825 MHz
600 MHz
Transistor count
2,800 million
1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
55 nm
Texture fill rate
39.60
38.40
Floating-point performance
1,267 gflops
462.3 gflops
Length
183 mm
198 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
3200 MHz
1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
51.2 GB/s
DirectX
12 (11_1)
11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model
5.1
4.0
OpenGL
4.6
3.3
OpenCL
1.2
1.1
Vulkan
1.2.131
N/A
CUDA
1.3
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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