FirePro W5100 vs Quadro 7000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro 7000 and FirePro W5100, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Quadro 7000
2012
6 GB GDDR5, 204 Watt
9.08
+16.3%

7000 outperforms W5100 by a moderate 16% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking475516
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency3.1010.86
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)
GPU code nameGF110Bonaire
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date2 May 2012 (12 years ago)31 March 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$14,499 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 cores512768
Core clock speed651 MHz930 MHz
Number of transistors3,000 million2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)204 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate41.6644.64
Floating-point processing power1.332 TFLOPS1.428 TFLOPS
ROPs4816
TMUs6448

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 supportno dataPCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length248 mm171 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Form factorno datafull height / half length
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 amount6 GB4 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed851 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth163.4 GB/s96 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-Video4x DisplayPort
StereoOutput3D-+
DisplayPort countno data4
Dual-link DVI support-+
HD сomponent video output-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model5.16.3
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA2.0-

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.

Quadro 7000 9.08
+16.3%
FirePro W5100 7.81

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.

Quadro 7000 3505
+16.3%
FirePro W5100 3014

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 9.08 7.81
Recency 2 May 2012 31 March 2014
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 204 Watt 50 Watt

Quadro 7000 has a 16.3% higher aggregate performance score, and a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.

FirePro W5100, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 308% lower power consumption.

The Quadro 7000 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W5100 in performance tests.


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