FirePro W5000 vs Quadro 4000

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W5000 and Quadro 4000. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro W5000 and Quadro 4000. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Main Specs

  FirePro W5000 Quadro 4000
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 142 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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  • Quadro 4000 has 89% more power consumption, than FirePro W5000.
  • FirePro W5000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro 4000 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro W5000 and Quadro 4000 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W5000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Quadro 4000 - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W5000 is 350 MHz higher, than Quadro 4000.
  • FirePro W5000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro 4000 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Quadro 4000 is 58 mm longer, than FirePro W5000.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W5000 is 392 MHz higher, than Quadro 4000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 6−7
ultra / 1080p 9−10 4−5
QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
low / 720p 30−35 16−18
medium / 1080p 18−20 8−9
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 111% more, than Quadro 4000.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5000 Quadro 4000
Architecture GCN 1.0 Fermi
Code name Pitcairn GF100
Type Workstation Workstation
Release date 7 August 2012 2 November 2010
Pipelines 768 256
Core clock speed 825 MHz 475 MHz
Transistor count 2,800 million 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 39.60 15.20
Floating-point performance 1,267 gflops 486.4 gflops
Length 183 mm 241 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 3200 MHz 2808 MHz
Memory bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 89.86 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA 2.0
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 154 Mh/s 44 Mh/s
Form factor full height / half length
DisplayPort count 2
Dual-link DVI support +
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