FirePro W5000 vs GeForce GT 1030

In this comparison between FirePro W5000 and GeForce GT 1030 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 W5000 will be the best choice, for others GeForce GT 1030 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  FirePro W5000 GeForce GT 1030
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 30 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x4
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x HDMI
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  • FirePro W5000 has 150% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 1030.
  • FirePro W5000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GT 1030 uses PCIe 3.0 x4 interface.
  • FirePro W5000 and GeForce GT 1030 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W5000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GeForce GT 1030 - with Pascal.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GT 1030 is 403 MHz higher, than FirePro W5000.
  • FirePro W5000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GT 1030 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • FirePro W5000 is 38 mm longer, than GeForce GT 1030.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 1030 is 2800 MHz higher, than FirePro W5000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 12−14
ultra / 1080p 9−10 8−9
QHD / 1440p 4−5 2−3
low / 720p 30−35 27−30
medium / 1080p 18−20 16−18
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 23% more, than GeForce GT 1030.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5000 GeForce GT 1030
Architecture GCN 1.0 Pascal
Code name Pitcairn N17P-G1
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 7 August 2012 17 May 2017
Pipelines 768 384
Core clock speed 825 MHz 1228 MHz
Boost Clock 1670 MHz
Transistor count 2,800 million 1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 39.60 35.23
Floating-point performance 1,267 gflops 1,127 gflops
Length 183 mm 145 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 3200 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 48.06 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
VR Ready +
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 1.2.131
CUDA 6.1
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.11 kh/s
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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