Quadro FX 5600 Mac Edition vs GeForce GT 120 Mac Edition
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 | Tesla (2006−2010) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | G96C | G80 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 20 January 2009 (15 years ago) | 5 March 2007 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $2,999 |
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 | 32 | 128 |
| Core clock speed | 550 MHz | 600 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 314 million | 681 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 171 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 8.800 | 38.40 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.0896 TFLOPS | 0.3686 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 24 |
| TMUs | 16 | 32 |
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 | 145 mm | 312 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 2x 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 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 1536 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 76.8 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 Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort | 2x DVI |
API compatibility
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 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | 1.1 | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 20 January 2009 | 5 March 2007 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 1536 MB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 171 Watt |
GT 120 Mac Edition has an age advantage of 1 year, a 63.6% more advanced lithography process, and 242% lower power consumption.
FX 5600 Mac Edition, on the other hand, has a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 120 Mac Edition and Quadro FX 5600 Mac Edition. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GT 120 Mac Edition is a desktop card while Quadro FX 5600 Mac Edition is a workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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