Quadro FX 5500 SDI vs ATI FirePro V5700
Contents
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 | TeraScale (2005−2013) | Curie (2003−2013) |
| GPU code name | RV730 | G71 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 8 August 2008 (18 years ago) | 20 April 2006 (20 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599 | $6,999 |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 320 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 700 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 514 million | 278 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 56 Watt | 104 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 22.40 | 15.60 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.448 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 8 | 16 |
| TMUs | 32 | 24 |
| L1 Cache | 64 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 128 KB | no data |
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 1.0 x16 |
| Length | 168 mm | 229 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 3-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 6-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 type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 505 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 28.8 GB/s | 32.32 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort | 3x DVI, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 8 August 2008 | 20 April 2006 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 56 Watt | 104 Watt |
ATI V5700 has an age advantage of 2 years, a 64% more advanced lithography process, and 86% lower power consumption.
FX 5500 SDI, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between FirePro V5700 and Quadro FX 5500 SDI. We've got no test results to judge.
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