FirePro W5000 vs Quadro K5000

In this comparison between FirePro W5000 and Quadro K5000 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 W5000 will be the best choice, for others Quadro K5000 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  FirePro W5000 Quadro K5000
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 122 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 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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  • Quadro K5000 has 62% more power consumption, than FirePro W5000.
  • FirePro W5000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro K5000 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro K5000 has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro W5000.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W5000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Quadro K5000 - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W5000 is 119 MHz higher, than Quadro K5000.
  • FirePro W5000 and Quadro K5000 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Quadro K5000 is 84 mm longer, than FirePro W5000.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K5000 is 2200 MHz higher, than FirePro W5000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 20−22
ultra / 1080p 9−10 12−14
QHD / 1440p 4−5 6−7
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 30−35 35−40
medium / 1080p 18−20 24−27
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 25% more, than FirePro W5000.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5000 Quadro K5000
Architecture GCN 1.0 Kepler
Code name Pitcairn GK104
Type Workstation Workstation
Release date 7 August 2012 17 August 2012
Pipelines 768 1536
Core clock speed 825 MHz 706 MHz
Transistor count 2,800 million 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 39.60 90.37
Floating-point performance 1,267 gflops 2,169 gflops
Length 183 mm 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 3200 MHz 5400 MHz
Memory bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 172.8 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1.126
CUDA 3.0
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 154 Mh/s 111 Mh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 2.2 Mh/s
Form factor full height / half length
DisplayPort count 2
Dual-link DVI support +
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