Quadro NVS 55 PCI vs FirePro W8000
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 499 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.45 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 3.38 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Rankine (2003−2005) |
| GPU code name | Tahiti | NV34 B1 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 14 June 2012 (14 years ago) | 31 May 2005 (21 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,599 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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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. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 1792 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 900 MHz | 250 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4,313 million | 45 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 150 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 10 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 100.8 | 1.000 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.226 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 32 | 2 |
| TMUs | 112 | 4 |
| L1 Cache | 448 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 512 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).
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCI |
| Length | 279 mm | 168 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Form factor | full height / full length | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-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 | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 64 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1375 MHz | 200 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 176 GB/s | 3.2 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 | 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI | 1x DVI, 1x S-Video |
| StereoOutput3D | + | - |
| DisplayPort count | 4 | no data |
| Dual-link DVI support | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 9.0a |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 1.5 (2.1) |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | N/A |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 14 June 2012 | 31 May 2005 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 64 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 150 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 10 Watt |
FirePro W8000 has an age advantage of 7 years, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 436% more advanced lithography process.
NVS 55 PCI, on the other hand, has 2150% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between FirePro W8000 and Quadro NVS 55 PCI. We've got no test results to judge.
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