GeForce FX 5800 Ultra vs Quadro 600
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1099 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.06 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 2.40 | no data |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | Rankine (2003−2005) |
| GPU code name | GF108 | NV30 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 13 December 2010 (15 years ago) | 6 March 2003 (23 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $179 | $399 |
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 | 96 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 640 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 585 million | 125 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 40 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 10.24 | 4.000 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.2458 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 8 | 4 |
| TMUs | 16 | 8 |
| L1 Cache | 128 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 256 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 | AGP 8x |
| Length | 168 mm | 213 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x Molex |
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 | DDR3 | GDDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 128 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.6 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 | 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 9.0a |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 1.5 (2.1) |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | 2.1 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 13 December 2010 | 6 March 2003 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 128 MB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 130 nm |
Quadro 600 has an age advantage of 7 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 225% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Quadro 600 and GeForce FX 5800 Ultra. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro 600 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce FX 5800 Ultra is a desktop one.
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