Quadro FX 550M vs GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 164 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | Curie (2003−2013) |
| GPU code name | Pascal GP104 SLI | G73 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 16 August 2016 (9 years ago) | 13 March 2006 (19 years ago) |
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 | 5120 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 1556 MHz | 480 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1733 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 14400 Million | 177 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 35 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 5.760 |
| ROPs | no data | 8 |
| TMUs | no data | 12 |
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 1.0 x16 |
| 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 | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2x 8 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 10000 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 16 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 | no data | No outputs |
| G-SYNC support | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| VR Ready | + | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12_1 | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | no data | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | no data | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | no data | N/A |
| Vulkan | + | N/A |
| CUDA | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 16 August 2016 | 13 March 2006 |
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 90 nm |
GTX 1080 SLI Mobile has an age advantage of 10 years, and a 462.5% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile and Quadro FX 550M. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile is a notebook graphics card while Quadro FX 550M is a mobile workstation one.
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