Quadro K5000 Mac Edition vs GeForce FX Go5300

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General info

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

Place in performance rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureRankine (2003−2005)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameNV34 A1GK104
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date1 March 2003 (21 year old)7 August 2012 (11 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$2,249

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA coresno data1536
Core clock speed275 MHz706 MHz
Number of transistors45 million3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology150 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data122 Watt
Texture fill rate1.10090.37
Floating-point performanceno data2,169 gflops

Size and 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).

InterfaceAGP 8xPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin

Memory

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 typeDDRGDDR5
Maximum RAM amount64 MB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed500 MHz5400 MHz
Memory bandwidth8 GB/s172.8 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

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 ConnectorsNo outputs2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort

API support

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

DirectX9.0a12 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGL1.5 (2.1)4.6
OpenCLN/A1.2
VulkanN/A1.1.126
CUDAno data3.0

Advantages and disadvantages


Recency 1 March 2003 7 August 2012
Maximum RAM amount 64 MB 4 GB
Chip lithography 150 nm 28 nm

We couldn't decide between GeForce FX Go5300 and Quadro K5000 Mac Edition. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce FX Go5300 is a desktop card while Quadro K5000 Mac Edition is a workstation one.


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