FirePro V5900 vs GeForce GTX 560

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro V5900 and GeForce GTX 560, 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 V5900 stacks up against GeForce GTX 560, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  FirePro V5900 GeForce GTX 560
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None Two 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
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  • GeForce GTX 560 has 100% more power consumption, than FirePro V5900.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro V5900 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 560.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro V5900 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and GeForce GTX 560 - with Fermi 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 560 is 210 MHz higher, than FirePro V5900.
  • FirePro V5900 and GeForce GTX 560 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • FirePro V5900 is 222 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 560.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 560 is 2000 MHz higher, than FirePro V5900.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 4−5 14−16
ultra / 1080p 2−3 8−9
QHD / 1440p 1−2 3−4
low / 720p 14−16 27−30
medium / 1080p 7−8 16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 133% more, than FirePro V5900.

Full Specs

  FirePro V5900 GeForce GTX 560
Architecture TeraScale 3 Fermi 2.0
Code name Cayman GF114
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 24 May 2011 17 May 2011
Pipelines 512 336
Core clock speed 600 MHz 810 MHz
Transistor count 2,640 million 1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 19.20 45.36
Floating-point performance 614.4 gflops 1,088.6 gflops
Length 230 mm 8.25" (21 cm)
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 128.0 GB/s
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.0 5.1
OpenGL 4.4 4.1
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA +
Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
3D Blu-Ray +
3D Gaming +
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