GRID K520 vs FirePro W5000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro W5000 and GRID K520, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

FirePro W5000
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
7.74

GRID K520 outperforms W5000 by a moderate 18% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking523479
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.480.34
Power efficiency7.072.78
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code namePitcairnGK104
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date7 August 2012 (12 years ago)23 July 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$599 $3,599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

FirePro W5000 has 335% better value for money than GRID K520.

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 cores7681536
Core clock speed825 MHz745 MHz
Number of transistors2,800 million3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt225 Watt
Texture fill rate39.6095.36
Floating-point processing power1.267 TFLOPS2.289 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs48128

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 supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length183 mm267 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Form factorfull height / half lengthno data
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 8-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth102.4 GB/s160.0 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x DVI, 2x DisplayPortNo outputs
DisplayPort count2no data
Dual-link DVI support+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.1.126
CUDA-3.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FirePro W5000 7.74
GRID K520 9.12
+17.8%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

FirePro W5000 2984
GRID K520 3516
+17.8%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.74 9.12
Recency 7 August 2012 23 July 2013
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 225 Watt

FirePro W5000 has 200% lower power consumption.

GRID K520, on the other hand, has a 17.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 months, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The GRID K520 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W5000 in performance tests.


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