Quadro CX vs GeForce GTX 675M SLI

Place in the ranking	498	836
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.05
Power efficiency	2.99	1.13
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code name	N12E-GTX2	GT200B
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	6 January 2011 (14 years ago)	11 November 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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	768	192
Core clock speed	620 MHz	602 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	2x 100 Watt	150 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	38.53
Floating-point processing power	no data	0.4623 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	24
TMUs	no data	64

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
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	no data	1536 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	3000 MHz	800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	76.8 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

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

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus

API compatibility

List of supported 3D 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.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +325%	4−5 −325%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +325%	4−5 −325%
Elden Ring	24−27 +300%	6−7 −300%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +300%	7−8 −300%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +325%	4−5 −325%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +325%	4−5 −325%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +289%	9−10 −289%
Metro Exodus	21−24 +283%	6−7 −283%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +300%	6−7 −300%
Valorant	30−35 +288%	8−9 −288%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +300%	7−8 −300%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +325%	4−5 −325%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +325%	4−5 −325%
Dota 2	30−35 +288%	8−9 −288%
Elden Ring	24−27 +300%	6−7 −300%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +270%	10−11 −270%
Fortnite	50−55 +264%	14−16 −264%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +289%	9−10 −289%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−35 +288%	8−9 −288%
Metro Exodus	21−24 +283%	6−7 −283%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	65−70 +278%	18−20 −278%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +300%	6−7 −300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +271%	7−8 −271%
Valorant	30−35 +288%	8−9 −288%
World of Tanks	120−130 +269%	35−40 −269%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +300%	7−8 −300%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +325%	4−5 −325%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +325%	4−5 −325%
Dota 2	30−35 +288%	8−9 −288%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +270%	10−11 −270%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +289%	9−10 −289%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	65−70 +278%	18−20 −278%
Valorant	30−35 +288%	8−9 −288%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Elden Ring	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
Grand Theft Auto V	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 +320%	10−11 −320%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
World of Tanks	60−65 +294%	16−18 −294%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +300%	4−5 −300%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +260%	5−6 −260%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +260%	5−6 −260%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +275%	4−5 −275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Valorant	21−24 +267%	6−7 −267%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	3−4	0−1
Dota 2	18−20 +280%	5−6 −280%
Elden Ring	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Grand Theft Auto V	18−20 +280%	5−6 −280%
Metro Exodus	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	24−27 +257%	7−8 −257%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +280%	5−6 −280%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Counter-Strike 2	3−4	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	0−1
Dota 2	18−20 +280%	5−6 −280%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Fortnite	9−10 +350%	2−3 −350%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Valorant	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	8.68	2.46
Recency	6 January 2011	11 November 2008
Chip lithography	40 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	2 Watt	150 Watt

GTX 675M SLI has a 252.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 37.5% more advanced lithography process, and 7400% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 675M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro CX in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 675M SLI is a notebook card while Quadro CX is a workstation one.

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