Quadro FX 550M vs GeForce GTX 260
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 842 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.14 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 1.22 | no data |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | Curie (2003−2013) |
| GPU code name | GT200 | G73 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 16 June 2008 (18 years ago) | 13 March 2006 (20 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $449 | 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 | 192 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 576 MHz | 480 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | 177 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 182 Watt | 35 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 36.86 | 5.760 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.4769 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 28 | 8 |
| TMUs | 64 | 12 |
| L2 Cache | 224 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 | 267 mm | no data |
| Height | 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | no data |
| SLI options | + | - |
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 | 896 MB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 448 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 999 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 111.9 GB/s | 16 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 | Dual Link DVIHDTV | No outputs |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | S/PDIF | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 16 June 2008 | 13 March 2006 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 896 MB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 182 Watt | 35 Watt |
GTX 260 has an age advantage of 2 years, a 75% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 38% more advanced lithography process.
FX 550M, on the other hand, has 420% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 260 and Quadro FX 550M. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 260 is a desktop graphics card while Quadro FX 550M is a mobile workstation one.
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