Quadro M5000 SE vs GeForce 7950 GT 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) | Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019) |
| GPU code name | G71 | GM204 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 2 April 2007 (18 years ago) | no data |
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 | 500 MHz | 861 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1038 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 278 million | 5,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 100 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 12.00 | 132.9 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 4.252 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 64 |
| TMUs | 24 | 128 |
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 | AGP 8x | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x Molex | 1x 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 type | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 600 MHz | 6612 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 38.4 GB/s | 211.6 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 | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | 1x DVI, 4x DisplayPort |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | no data |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | no data |
| Vulkan | N/A | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 100 Watt |
7950 GT AGP has 53.8% lower power consumption.
M5000 SE, on the other hand, has a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 7950 GT AGP and Quadro M5000 SE. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 7950 GT AGP is a desktop graphics card while Quadro M5000 SE is a workstation one.
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