FirePro W9000 vs Quadro 5000

In this comparison between FirePro W9000 and Quadro 5000 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people FirePro W9000 will be the best choice, for others Quadro 5000 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  FirePro W9000 Quadro 5000
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 152 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 2.5 GB
Display Connectors 6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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  • FirePro W9000 has 130% more power consumption, than Quadro 5000.
  • FirePro W9000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro 5000 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro W9000 has 4 GB more memory, than Quadro 5000.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W9000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Quadro 5000 - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W9000 is 462 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000.
  • FirePro W9000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro 5000 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • FirePro W9000 is 31 mm longer, than Quadro 5000.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W9000 is 2500 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 9−10
ultra / 1080p 21−24 5−6
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 21−24
medium / 1080p 40−45 12−14
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W9000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 241% more, than Quadro 5000.

Full Specs

  FirePro W9000 Quadro 5000
Architecture GCN 1.0 Fermi
Code name Tahiti GF100
Type Workstation Workstation
Release date 14 June 2012 23 February 2011
Pipelines 2048 352
Core clock speed 975 MHz 513 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 124.8 22.57
Floating-point performance 3,994 gflops 722.3 gflops
Length 279 mm 248 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 320 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 3000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264 GB/s 120.0 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) 460 Mh/s 66 Mh/s
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
Dual-link DVI support +
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