FirePro W8100 vs Quadro K5000

In this comparison between FirePro W8100 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 W8100 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 W8100 Quadro K5000
Power consumption (TDP) 220 Watt 122 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI 2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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  • FirePro W8100 has 80% more power consumption, than Quadro K5000.
  • FirePro W8100 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro K5000 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro W8100 has 4 GB more memory, than Quadro K5000.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W8100 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and Quadro K5000 - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W8100 is 118 MHz higher, than Quadro K5000.
  • FirePro W8100 and Quadro K5000 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • FirePro W8100 is 12 mm longer, than Quadro K5000.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K5000 is 400 MHz higher, than FirePro W8100.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 20−22
ultra / 1080p 21−24 12−14
QHD / 1440p 16−18 6−7
4K / 2160p 10−11 5−6
low / 720p 60−65 35−40
medium / 1080p 40−45 24−27
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 77% more, than Quadro K5000.

Full Specs

  FirePro W8100 Quadro K5000
Architecture GCN 2.0 Kepler
Code name Hawaii GK104
Type Workstation Workstation
Release date 23 June 2014 17 August 2012
Pipelines 2560 1536
Core clock speed 824 MHz 706 MHz
Transistor count 6,200 million 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 131.8 90.37
Floating-point performance 4,219 gflops 2,169 gflops
Length 279 mm 267 mm
Memory bus width 512 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 5400 MHz
Memory bandwidth 320 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) 466 Mh/s 111 Mh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 2.2 Mh/s
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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