FirePro W5000 vs GeForce GTX 285

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W5000 and GeForce GTX 285, 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 GeForce GTX 285, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  FirePro W5000 GeForce GTX 285
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 204 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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  • GeForce GTX 285 has 172% more power consumption, than FirePro W5000.
  • FirePro W5000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 285 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro W5000 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 285.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W5000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 285 - with Tesla 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 285 is 651 MHz higher, than FirePro W5000.
  • FirePro W5000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 285 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • FirePro W5000 is 173 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 285.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W5000 is 1958 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 285.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 7−8
ultra / 1080p 9−10 4−5
QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
low / 720p 30−35 16−18
medium / 1080p 18−20 9−10
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 111% more, than GeForce GTX 285.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5000 GeForce GTX 285
Architecture GCN 1.0 Tesla 2.0
Code name Pitcairn GT200B
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 7 August 2012 23 December 2008
Pipelines 768 240
Core clock speed 825 MHz 1476 MHz
Transistor count 2,800 million 1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 39.60 51.8 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 1,267 gflops 708.5 gflops
Length 183 mm 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 256 Bit 512 Bit
Memory clock speed 3200 MHz 1242 MHz
Memory bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 159.0 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_1) 11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model 5.1 4.0
OpenGL 4.6 2.1
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 240
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 154 Mh/s
Form factor full height / half length
DisplayPort count 2
Dual-link DVI support +
High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR) 128bit
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