Quadro FX 4500 vs FirePro W600

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro W600 and Quadro FX 4500, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

FirePro W600
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
4.34
+636%

W600 outperforms FX 4500 by a whopping 636% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6751206
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.46no data
Power efficiency3.970.37
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameCape VerdeG70
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date13 June 2012 (12 years ago)28 July 2005 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$599 $2,499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

FirePro W600 and FX 4500 have a nearly equal value for money.

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 speed750 MHz430 MHz
Number of transistors1,500 million302 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm110 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt109 Watt
Texture fill rate24.0010.32
Floating-point processing power0.768 TFLOPSno data
ROPs1616
TMUs3224

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 3.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Length163 mm267 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz525 MHz
Memory bandwidth64 GB/s33.6 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 Connectors6x mini-DisplayPort2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model5.13.0
OpenGL4.62.1
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan1.2.131N/A

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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.

FirePro W600 4.34
+636%
FX 4500 0.59

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 W600 1671
+636%
FX 4500 227

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 4.34 0.59
Recency 13 June 2012 28 July 2005
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 110 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 109 Watt

FirePro W600 has a 635.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 292.9% more advanced lithography process, and 45.3% lower power consumption.

The FirePro W600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 4500 in performance tests.


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