FirePro W5000 vs Tesla M2090
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Tesla M2090 and FirePro W5000, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
Tesla M2090 outperforms FirePro W5000 by a significant 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 435 | 496 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.57 | 4.83 |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
| GPU code name | GF110 | Pitcairn |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 25 July 2011 (13 years ago) | 7 August 2012 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $599 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
FirePro W5000 has 747% better value for money than Tesla M2090.
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 512 | 768 |
| Core clock speed | 651 MHz | 825 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,000 million | 2,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 41.66 | 39.60 |
| Floating-point performance | 1,331.2 gflops | 1,267 gflops |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 248 mm | 183 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 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 | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 3696 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 177.4 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 | No outputs | 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics 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 | 2.0 | no data |
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 | 9.50 | 7.71 |
| Recency | 25 July 2011 | 7 August 2012 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 75 Watt |
Tesla M2090 has a 23.2% higher aggregate performance score, and a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount.
FirePro W5000, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 233.3% lower power consumption.
The Tesla M2090 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W5000 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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