FirePro W5100 vs Quadro K5000

In this comparison between FirePro W5100 and Quadro K5000 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people FirePro W5100 will be the best choice, for others Quadro K5000 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  FirePro W5100 Quadro K5000
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 122 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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  • Quadro K5000 has 144% more power consumption, than FirePro W5100.
  • FirePro W5100 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro K5000 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro W5100 and Quadro K5000 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W5100 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and Quadro K5000 - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W5100 is 224 MHz higher, than Quadro K5000.
  • FirePro W5100 and Quadro K5000 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Quadro K5000 is 96 mm longer, than FirePro W5100.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W5100 is 600 MHz higher, than Quadro K5000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 20−22
ultra / 1080p 9−10 12−14
QHD / 1440p 4−5 6−7
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 30−35 35−40
medium / 1080p 18−20 24−27
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 25% more, than FirePro W5100.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5100 Quadro K5000
Architecture GCN 2.0 Kepler
Code name Bonaire GK104
Type Workstation Workstation
Release date 31 March 2014 17 August 2012
Pipelines 768 1536
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 90.37
Floating-point performance 1,428 gflops 2,169 gflops
Length 171 mm 267 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 5400 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s 172.8 GB/s
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 3.0
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 163 Mh/s 111 Mh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 2.2 Mh/s
Form factor full height / half length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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