FirePro W5100 vs GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W5100 and GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB, 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 W5100 stacks up against GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB, check out specs charts below.
FirePro W5100
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB

Main Specs

  FirePro W5100 GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 120 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 5 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
 
  • GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB has 140% more power consumption, than FirePro W5100.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB has 1 GB more memory, than FirePro W5100.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W5100 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB - with Pascal.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is 576 MHz higher, than FirePro W5100.
  • FirePro W5100 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB - by 16 nm process technology.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is 79 mm longer, than FirePro W5100.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is 2008 MHz higher, than FirePro W5100.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 21−24
ultra / 1080p 9−10 12−14
QHD / 1440p 4−5 7−8
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 30−35 40−45
medium / 1080p 18−20 27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 37% more, than FirePro W5100.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5100 GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB
Architecture GCN 2.0 Pascal
Code name Bonaire GP106
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 31 March 2014 26 December 2017
Pipelines 768 1280
Core clock speed 930 MHz 1506 MHz
Boost Clock 1709 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million 4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 16 nm
Texture fill rate 44.64 136.7
Floating-point performance 1,428 gflops 4,375 gflops
Length 171 mm 250 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 160 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 8008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s 160.2 GB/s
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.3 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
CUDA 6.1
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 163 Mh/s
Form factor full height / half length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +