Quadro 5000 SDI vs GeForce GT 635 OEM

Primary details

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
ArchitectureKepler 2.0 (2013−2015)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGK208GF100
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date1 October 2013 (10 years ago)23 February 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$7,899
Current price$322 $144 (0x MSRP)

Detailed specifications

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 cores384352
Core clock speed967 MHz513 MHz
Number of transistors915 million3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt172 Watt
Texture fill rate30.9422.57
Floating-point performance742.7 gflops722.3 gflops

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 2.0 x16
Length145 mm248 mm
Width1-slotQuad-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB2.5 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit320 Bit
Memory clock speed1800 MHz3000 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s120.0 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video, 2x SDI
HDMI+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA3.52.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 October 2013 23 February 2011
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2.5 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 172 Watt

We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 635 OEM and Quadro 5000 SDI. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GT 635 OEM is a desktop card while Quadro 5000 SDI is a workstation one.


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