Quadro CX vs FirePro V5800

Place in performance ranking	672	797
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	0.37	0.13
Architecture	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code name	Juniper	GT200B
Market segment	Workstation	Workstation
Release date	26 April 2010 (14 years ago)	11 November 2008 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$479	$1,999
Current price	$354 (0.7x MSRP)	$17.66 (0x MSRP)

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

ATI V5800 has 185% better value for money than Quadro CX.

Detailed Specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	800	192
Core clock speed	690 MHz	602 MHz
Number of transistors	1,040 million	1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	74 Watt	150 Watt
Texture fill rate	27.60	38.53
Floating-point performance	1,104.0 gflops	462.3 gflops

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 2.0 x16
Length	229 mm	267 mm
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	1536 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	4000 MHz	1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth	64 GB/s	76.8 GB/s

Connectivity and Outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors

1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort

1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video

API Compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	5.0	4.0
OpenGL	4.4	3.3
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	no data	1.3

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

ATI V5800 3.66
+49.4%

Quadro CX 2.45

FirePro V5800 outperforms Quadro CX by 49% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

ATI V5800 1415
+49.4%

Quadro CX 947

FirePro V5800 outperforms Quadro CX by 49% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & Cons Summary

Performance score	3.66	2.45
Recency	26 April 2010	11 November 2008
Cost	$479	$1999
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	1536 MB
Chip lithography	40 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	74 Watt	150 Watt