FirePro W5000 vs GRID M60 8Q

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W5000 and GRID M60 8Q, 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 GRID M60 8Q, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  FirePro W5000 GRID M60 8Q
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • GRID M60 8Q has 200% more power consumption, than FirePro W5000.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GRID M60 8Q has 6 GB more memory, than FirePro W5000.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W5000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GRID M60 8Q - with Maxwell 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W5000 is 268 MHz higher, than GRID M60 8Q.
  • FirePro W5000 and GRID M60 8Q are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • GRID M60 8Q is 84 mm longer, than FirePro W5000.
  • Memory clock speed of GRID M60 8Q is 1812 MHz higher, than FirePro W5000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 20−22
ultra / 1080p 9−10 12−14
QHD / 1440p 4−5 6−7
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 30−35 35−40
medium / 1080p 18−20 24−27
The average gaming FPS of GRID M60 8Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 25% more, than FirePro W5000.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5000 GRID M60 8Q
Architecture GCN 1.0 Maxwell 2.0
Code name Pitcairn GM204
Type Workstation Workstation
Release date 7 August 2012 30 August 2015
Pipelines 768 2048
Core clock speed 825 MHz 557 MHz
Boost Clock 1178 MHz
Transistor count 2,800 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 39.60 150.8
Floating-point performance 1,267 gflops 4,833 gflops
Length 183 mm 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 3200 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 160.4 GB/s
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 1.1.126
CUDA 5.2
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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