FirePro W5100 vs GeForce GTX 580

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W5100 and GeForce GTX 580, 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 580, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  FirePro W5100 GeForce GTX 580
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 244 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None One 6-pin and One 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1536 MB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
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  • GeForce GTX 580 has 388% more power consumption, than FirePro W5100.
  • FirePro W5100 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 580 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 580 has 1532 GB more memory, than FirePro W5100.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W5100 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 580 - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 580 is 614 MHz higher, than FirePro W5100.
  • FirePro W5100 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 580 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • FirePro W5100 is 161 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 580.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W5100 is 3996 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 580.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 21−24
ultra / 1080p 9−10 14−16
QHD / 1440p 4−5 8−9
4K / 2160p 6−7
low / 720p 30−35 40−45
medium / 1080p 18−20 27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 43% more, than FirePro W5100.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5100 GeForce GTX 580
Architecture GCN 2.0 Fermi
Code name Bonaire GF110
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 31 March 2014 9 November 2010
Pipelines 768 512
Core clock speed 930 MHz 1544 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 44.64 49.4 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 1,428 gflops 1,581.1 gflops
Length 171 mm 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 128 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 2004 MHz (4008 data rate)
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s 192.4 GB/s
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 6.3 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.2
OpenCL 2.0 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 512
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCI-E 2.0 x 16
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 163 Mh/s 142 Mh/s
Form factor full height / half length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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