Radeon R5 A240 vs FirePro W5000 DVI
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1047 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 2.12 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
| GPU code name | Pitcairn | Oland |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 25 February 2013 (12 years ago) | 2014 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599 | no data |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 768 | 320 |
| Core clock speed | 825 MHz | 1030 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 780 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,800 million | 950 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 39.60 | 15.60 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.267 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 32 | 8 |
| TMUs | 48 | 20 |
| L1 Cache | 192 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Length | 191 mm | 168 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Form factor | full height / half length | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 1800 MBps |
| Memory bandwidth | 102.4 GB/s | 28.8 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 1x VGA |
| HDMI | - | + |
| Dual-link DVI support | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.5 (5.1) |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.1 (1.2) |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2.170 |
Pros & cons summary
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 50 Watt |
R5 A240 has 50% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between FirePro W5000 DVI and Radeon R5 A240. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FirePro W5000 DVI is a workstation graphics card while Radeon R5 A240 is a desktop one.
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