Quadro 5000 SDI vs GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 759 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 73 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.69 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 2.47 | no data |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) | Fermi (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | GF116 | GF100 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 15 March 2011 (14 years ago) | 23 February 2011 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $149 | $7,899 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 192 | 352 |
| Core clock speed | 900 MHz | 513 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,170 million | 3,100 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 116 Watt | 172 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 28.80 | 22.57 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.6912 TFLOPS | 0.7223 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 24 | 40 |
| TMUs | 32 | 44 |
| L1 Cache | 256 KB | 704 KB |
| L2 Cache | 384 KB | 640 KB |
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).
| Bus support | 16x PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 210 mm | 248 mm |
| Height | 4.376" (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | Quad-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | no data |
| 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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 2.5 GB |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | 320 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 4.1 GB/s | 750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 98.4 GB/s | 120.0 GB/s |
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 | Two Dual Link DVI-IMini HDMI | 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video, 2x SDI |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.2 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | + | 2.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 2.5 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 116 Watt | 172 Watt |
GTX 550 Ti has 48.3% lower power consumption.
5000 SDI, on the other hand, has a 25% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 550 Ti and Quadro 5000 SDI. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 550 Ti is a desktop graphics card while Quadro 5000 SDI is a workstation one.
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