GeForce 7800 GT Dual vs Quadro 5000M
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 693 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 3.82 | no data |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | Curie (2003−2013) |
| GPU code name | GF100 | G70 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 27 July 2010 (16 years ago) | 11 August 2005 (21 years ago) |
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 | 405 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,100 million | 302 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 110 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 16.20 | 8.000 ×2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.5184 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 32 | 16 ×2 |
| TMUs | 40 | 20 ×2 |
| L1 Cache | 640 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).
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1792 MB | 256 MB ×2 |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit ×2 |
| Memory clock speed | 600 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 32 GB/s ×2 |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 | No outputs | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 27 July 2010 | 11 August 2005 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1792 MB | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 110 nm |
Quadro 5000M has an age advantage of 4 years, a 600% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 175% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Quadro 5000M and GeForce 7800 GT Dual. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro 5000M is a mobile workstation graphics card while GeForce 7800 GT Dual is a desktop one.
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