FirePro W5000 vs Quadro P1000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro P1000 and FirePro W5000, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Quadro P1000
2017
4 GB GDDR5, 40 Watt
11.63
+49.9%

P1000 outperforms W5000 by an impressive 50% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking422533
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.861.63
Power efficiency19.997.11
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameGP107Pitcairn
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date7 February 2017 (8 years ago)7 August 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$375 $599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

Quadro P1000 has 260% better value for money than FirePro W5000.

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 cores640768
Core clock speed1493 MHz825 MHz
Boost clock speed1519 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,300 million2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)40 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate48.6139.60
Floating-point processing power1.555 TFLOPS1.267 TFLOPS
ROPs1632
TMUs3248

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 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length145 mm183 mm
WidthMXM Module1-slot
Form factorno datafull height / half length
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 amount4 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth96.13 GB/s102.4 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependent1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
DisplayPort countno data2
Dual-link DVI support-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (11_1)
Shader Model6.75.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.01.2
Vulkan1.31.2.131
CUDA6.1-

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.

Quadro P1000 11.63
+49.9%
FirePro W5000 7.76

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 P1000 4480
+49.9%
FirePro W5000 2988

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Quadro P1000 14399
+44.4%
FirePro W5000 9969

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

Quadro P1000 13341
+7.3%
FirePro W5000 12432

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD44
+63%
27−30
−63%
4K11
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%

Cost per frame, $

1080p8.52
+160%
22.19
−160%
4K34.09
+151%
85.57
−151%
  • Quadro P1000 has 160% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • Quadro P1000 has 151% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 27−30
+50%
18−20
−50%
Counter-Strike 2 20−22
+66.7%
12−14
−66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+57.1%
14−16
−57.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 27−30
+50%
18−20
−50%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+60%
30−33
−60%
Counter-Strike 2 20−22
+66.7%
12−14
−66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+57.1%
14−16
−57.1%
Far Cry 5 32
+52.4%
21−24
−52.4%
Fortnite 60−65
+60%
40−45
−60%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+56.7%
30−33
−56.7%
Forza Horizon 5 27−30
+61.1%
18−20
−61.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+62.5%
24−27
−62.5%
Valorant 100−105
+53.8%
65−70
−53.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 27−30
+50%
18−20
−50%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+60%
30−33
−60%
Counter-Strike 2 20−22
+66.7%
12−14
−66.7%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 160−170
+60%
100−105
−60%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+57.1%
14−16
−57.1%
Dota 2 75−80
+52%
50−55
−52%
Far Cry 5 29
+61.1%
18−20
−61.1%
Fortnite 60−65
+60%
40−45
−60%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+56.7%
30−33
−56.7%
Forza Horizon 5 27−30
+61.1%
18−20
−61.1%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
+55.6%
27−30
−55.6%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+57.1%
14−16
−57.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+62.5%
24−27
−62.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30
+66.7%
18−20
−66.7%
Valorant 100−105
+53.8%
65−70
−53.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+60%
30−33
−60%
Counter-Strike 2 20−22
+66.7%
12−14
−66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+57.1%
14−16
−57.1%
Dota 2 75−80
+52%
50−55
−52%
Far Cry 5 27
+50%
18−20
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+56.7%
30−33
−56.7%
Forza Horizon 5 27−30
+61.1%
18−20
−61.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+62.5%
24−27
−62.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16
+60%
10−11
−60%
Valorant 100−105
+53.8%
65−70
−53.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 60−65
+60%
40−45
−60%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 80−85
+50.9%
55−60
−50.9%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
+57.5%
40−45
−57.5%
Valorant 120−130
+50%
80−85
−50%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
+55.6%
18−20
−55.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+64.3%
14−16
−64.3%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+62.5%
16−18
−62.5%
Forza Horizon 5 18−20
+58.3%
12−14
−58.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+70%
10−11
−70%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 21−24
+64.3%
14−16
−64.3%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Counter-Strike 2 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Grand Theft Auto V 21−24
+57.1%
14−16
−57.1%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%
Valorant 55−60
+65.7%
35−40
−65.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Counter-Strike 2 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Dota 2 40−45
+66.7%
24−27
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+58.3%
12−14
−58.3%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%

This is how Quadro P1000 and FirePro W5000 compete in popular games:

  • Quadro P1000 is 63% faster in 1080p
  • Quadro P1000 is 57% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.63 7.76
Recency 7 February 2017 7 August 2012
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 40 Watt 75 Watt

Quadro P1000 has a 49.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 87.5% lower power consumption.

The Quadro P1000 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W5000 in performance tests.

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