FirePro W5000 DVI vs GeForce GT 705 OEM
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) | GCN 1.0 (2011−2020) |
| GPU code name | GF119 | Pitcairn |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 27 March 2014 (10 years ago) | 25 February 2013 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $599 |
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 | 48 | 768 |
| Core clock speed | 874 MHz | 825 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 292 million | 2,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 29 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 6.992 | 39.60 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.1678 TFLOPS | 1.267 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 32 |
| TMUs | 8 | 48 |
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 | no data | PCIe 3.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 145 mm | 191 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Form factor | no data | full height / half length |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | DDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 825 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 13.2 GB/s | 102.4 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 Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | 2x DVI |
| HDMI | + | - |
| Dual-link DVI support | - | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | 2.1 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 27 March 2014 | 25 February 2013 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 29 Watt | 75 Watt |
GT 705 OEM has an age advantage of 1 year, and 158.6% lower power consumption.
W5000 DVI, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 705 OEM and FirePro W5000 DVI. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GT 705 OEM is a desktop card while FirePro W5000 DVI is a workstation 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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