Quadro FX 5600 vs GeForce 9800 GX2
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 9800 GX2 with Quadro FX 5600, including specs and performance data.
9800 GX2 outperforms FX 5600 by a moderate 16% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1020 | 1070 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.02 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.56 | 0.56 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | G92 | G80 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 18 March 2008 (17 years ago) | 5 March 2007 (18 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599 | $2,999 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
9800 GX2 and FX 5600 have a nearly equal value for money.
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 cores | 256 (128 per GPU) ×2 | 128 |
| Core clock speed | 600 MHz | 600 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 754 million | 681 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 197 Watt | 171 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 38.40 ×2 | 38.40 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.384 TFLOPS ×2 | 0.3456 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 ×2 | 24 |
| TMUs | 64 ×2 | 32 |
| L2 Cache | 64 KB | 96 KB |
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 1.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | 254 mm |
| Height | 2-slot | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 2x 6-pin |
| SLI options | + | - |
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 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB ×2 | 1536 MB |
| Memory bus width | 512 Bit ×2 | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 128 (64 per GPU) ×2 | 76.8 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 | HDMIDual Link DVI | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | S/PDIF | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | + | + |
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.
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.
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 | 1.38 | 1.19 |
| Recency | 18 March 2008 | 5 March 2007 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 1536 MB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 197 Watt | 171 Watt |
9800 GX2 has a 16% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 38.5% more advanced lithography process.
FX 5600, on the other hand, has a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 15.2% lower power consumption.
The GeForce 9800 GX2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 5600 in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce 9800 GX2 is a desktop graphics card while Quadro FX 5600 is a workstation one.
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