Quadro FX 5800 vs GeForce GT 755M SLI

Place in performance ranking	492	748
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.04
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code name	N14P-?	GT200B
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	1 November 2013 (10 years ago)	11 November 2008 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$3,499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores	768	240
Core clock speed	980 MHz	610 MHz
Number of transistors	2x 1300 Million	1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	2x ~50 Watt	189 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	48.80
Floating-point performance	no data	0.6221 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).

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	no data	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	2x 2 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	2x 128 Bit	512 Bit
Memory clock speed	5400 MHz	1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	102.4 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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

no data

2x DVI, 1x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	no data	4.0
OpenGL	no data	3.3
OpenCL	no data	1.1
Vulkan	-	N/A
CUDA	+	1.3

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD

38
+217%

12−14

−217%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

14−16

+180%

5−6
−180%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +200%	7−8 −200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +200%	4−5 −200%
Battlefield 5	24−27 +189%	9−10 −189%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +200%	6−7 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +180%	5−6 −180%
Far Cry 5	20−22 +186%	7−8 −186%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +200%	8−9 −200%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +176%	21−24 −176%
Hitman 3	16−18 +183%	6−7 −183%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +206%	16−18 −206%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +189%	9−10 −189%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +200%	8−9 −200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +190%	10−11 −190%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +181%	21−24 −181%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +200%	7−8 −200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +200%	4−5 −200%
Battlefield 5	24−27 +189%	9−10 −189%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +200%	6−7 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +180%	5−6 −180%
Far Cry 5	20−22 +186%	7−8 −186%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +200%	8−9 −200%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +176%	21−24 −176%
Hitman 3	16−18 +183%	6−7 −183%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +206%	16−18 −206%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +189%	9−10 −189%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +200%	8−9 −200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +190%	10−11 −190%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +200%	8−9 −200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +181%	21−24 −181%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +200%	7−8 −200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +200%	4−5 −200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +200%	6−7 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +180%	5−6 −180%
Far Cry 5	20−22 +186%	7−8 −186%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +176%	21−24 −176%
Hitman 3	16−18 +183%	6−7 −183%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +206%	16−18 −206%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +190%	10−11 −190%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +200%	8−9 −200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +181%	21−24 −181%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

24−27

+200%

8−9
−200%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +183%	6−7 −183%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +225%	4−5 −225%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +200%	12−14 −200%
Hitman 3	12−14 +200%	4−5 −200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +200%	6−7 −200%
Metro Exodus	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +206%	18−20 −206%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16

+200%

5−6
−200%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Hitman 3	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +183%	12−14 −183%
Metro Exodus	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9
+300%

2−3

−300%

This is how GT 755M SLI and FX 5800 compete in popular games:

GT 755M SLI is 217% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	8.63	3.17
Recency	1 November 2013	11 November 2008
Chip lithography	28 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	2 Watt	189 Watt

GT 755M SLI has a 172.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 96.4% more advanced lithography process, and 9350% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GT 755M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 5800 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 755M SLI is a notebook card while Quadro FX 5800 is a workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.