FirePro W4100 vs Quadro FX 5800

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W4100 and Quadro FX 5800, 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 W4100 stacks up against Quadro FX 5800, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  FirePro W4100 Quadro FX 5800
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 189 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video
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  • Quadro FX 5800 has 278% more power consumption, than FirePro W4100.
  • FirePro W4100 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro FX 5800 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro FX 5800 has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro W4100.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W4100 is build with GCN architecture, and Quadro FX 5800 - with Tesla 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W4100 is 20 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 5800.
  • FirePro W4100 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro FX 5800 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Quadro FX 5800 is 96 mm longer, than FirePro W4100.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W4100 is 2400 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 5800.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 3−4
ultra / 1080p 4−5 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 16−18 14−16
medium / 1080p 8−9 5−6
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W4100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than Quadro FX 5800.

Full Specs

  FirePro W4100 Quadro FX 5800
Architecture GCN Tesla 2.0
Code name Cape Verde GT200B
Type Workstation Workstation
Release date 2 October 2015 11 November 2008
Pipelines 512 240
Core clock speed 630 MHz 610 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 20.16 48.80
Floating-point performance 645.1 gflops 622.1 gflops
Length 171 mm 267 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 512 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 102.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model 5.1 4.0
OpenGL 4.6 3.3
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA 1.3
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 79 Mh/s
Form factor low profile / half length
Dual-link DVI support +
AppAcceleration +
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