GeForce RTX 3050 OEM vs FirePro W5000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro W5000 with GeForce RTX 3050 OEM, including specs and performance data.

FirePro W5000
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
7.75

RTX 3050 OEM outperforms W5000 by a whopping 300% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking523178
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.49no data
Power efficiency7.0816.33
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code namePitcairnGA106
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date7 August 2012 (12 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$599 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores7682560
Core clock speed825 MHz1515 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1755 MHz
Number of transistors2,800 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt130 Watt
Texture fill rate39.60140.4
Floating-point processing power1.267 TFLOPS8.986 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs4880
Tensor Coresno data80
Ray Tracing Coresno data20

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 4.0 x8
Length183 mm242 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth102.4 GB/s224.0 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 DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+
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 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA-8.6

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 7.75
RTX 3050 OEM 30.98
+300%

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
RTX 3050 OEM 11934
+300%

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 7.75 30.98
Recency 7 August 2012 4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 130 Watt

FirePro W5000 has 73.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 3050 OEM, on the other hand, has a 299.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3050 OEM is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W5000 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro W5000 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 3050 OEM is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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