Quadro FX 4500 X2 vs FirePro V5900

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro V5900 and Quadro FX 4500 X2, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

FirePro V5900
2011
2 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
2.94
+425%

V5900 outperforms FX 4500 X2 by a whopping 425% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking7971256
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.990.29
ArchitectureTeraScale 3 (2010−2013)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameCaymanG71
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date24 May 2011 (14 years ago)24 April 2006 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$2,799

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores512no data
Core clock speed600 MHz500 MHz
Number of transistors2,640 million278 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt145 Watt
Texture fill rate19.2012.00 ×2
Floating-point processing power0.6144 TFLOPSno data
ROPs3216 ×2
TMUs3224 ×2
L1 Cache128 KBno data
L2 Cache512 KBno 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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Length230 mm305 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone2x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB512 MB ×2
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit ×2
Memory clock speed500 MHz605 MHz
Memory bandwidth64 GB/s38.72 GB/s ×2

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 Connectors1x DVI4x DVI

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.2 (11_0)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model5.03.0
OpenGL4.42.1
OpenCL1.2N/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Synthetic benchmarks

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

FirePro V5900 2.94
+425%
FX 4500 X2 0.56

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

FirePro V5900 Samples: 149 1232
+422%
FX 4500 X2 Samples: 1 236

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 2.94 0.56
Recency 24 May 2011 24 April 2006
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 145 Watt

FirePro V5900 has a 425% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 125% more advanced lithography process, and 93.3% lower power consumption.

The FirePro V5900 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 4500 X2 in performance tests.

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