Quadro P5000 Max-Q vs GeForce 7800 GS AGP
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
| GPU code name | G70 | N17E-Q5 Max-Q |
| Market segment | Desktop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 2 February 2006 (19 years ago) | 11 January 2017 (8 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | no data | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 375 MHz | 1101 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1366 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 302 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 110 nm | 16 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 100 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 6.000 | no data |
| ROPs | 8 | no data |
| TMUs | 16 | 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 | no data | large |
| Interface | AGP 8x | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x Molex | no data |
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 | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 600 MHz | 6006 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 38.4 GB/s | no data |
| 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 | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Optimus | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 12_1 |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | no data |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | no data |
| OpenCL | N/A | no data |
| Vulkan | N/A | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 2 February 2006 | 11 January 2017 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 110 nm | 16 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 100 Watt |
7800 GS AGP has 33.3% lower power consumption.
P5000 Max-Q, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 years, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 587.5% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 7800 GS AGP and Quadro P5000 Max-Q. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 7800 GS AGP is a desktop graphics card while Quadro P5000 Max-Q is a mobile workstation one.
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