FirePro W4100 vs Quadro 5000

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W4100 and Quadro 5000. 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 W4100 and Quadro 5000. 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 W4100 Quadro 5000
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 152 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 2.5 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
  Check Price Check Price
  • Quadro 5000 has 204% more power consumption, than FirePro W4100.
  • FirePro W4100 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro 5000 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro W4100 and Quadro 5000 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W4100 is build with GCN architecture, and Quadro 5000 - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W4100 is 117 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000.
  • FirePro W4100 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro 5000 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Quadro 5000 is 77 mm longer, than FirePro W4100.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W4100 is 1000 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 9−10
ultra / 1080p 4−5 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 16−18 21−24
medium / 1080p 8−9 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 5000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than FirePro W4100.

Full Specs

  FirePro W4100 Quadro 5000
Architecture GCN Fermi
Code name Cape Verde GF100
Type Workstation Workstation
Release date 2 October 2015 23 February 2011
Pipelines 512 352
Core clock speed 630 MHz 513 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 20.16 22.57
Floating-point performance 645.1 gflops 722.3 gflops
Length 171 mm 248 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 320 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 3000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 120.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
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) 79 Mh/s 66 Mh/s
Form factor low profile / half length
Dual-link DVI support +
AppAcceleration +
  Check Price Check Price