FirePro W5100 vs Quadro K1200

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W5100 and Quadro K1200. 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 W5100 and Quadro K1200. 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 W5100 Quadro K1200
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 45 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 128 Bit
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort 4x mini-DisplayPort
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  • FirePro W5100 has 11% more power consumption, than Quadro K1200.
  • FirePro W5100 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro K1200 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro W5100 and Quadro K1200 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W5100 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and Quadro K1200 - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro K1200 is 128 MHz higher, than FirePro W5100.
  • FirePro W5100 and Quadro K1200 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • FirePro W5100 is 11 mm longer, than Quadro K1200.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W5100 is 1000 MHz higher, than Quadro K1200.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 14−16
ultra / 1080p 9−10 8−9
QHD / 1440p 4−5 3−4
low / 720p 30−35 30−35
medium / 1080p 18−20 18−20
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6% more, than Quadro K1200.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5100 Quadro K1200
Architecture GCN 2.0 Maxwell
Code name Bonaire GM107
Type Workstation Workstation
Release date 31 March 2014 28 January 2015
Pipelines 768 512
Core clock speed 930 MHz 1058 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million 1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 44.64 35.97
Floating-point performance 1,428 gflops 1,151 gflops
Length 171 mm 160 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12
Shader Model 6.3 5
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 2.0 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 +
CUDA 5.0
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 163 Mh/s 132 Mh/s
Form factor full height / half length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
Width 1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays 4
nView Desktop Management +
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