GeForce 9800 GTX+ vs Quadro 5000

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro 5000 with GeForce 9800 GTX+, including specs and performance data.

Quadro 5000
2011, $2,499
2.5 GB GDDR5, 152 Watt
4.69
+301%

5000 outperforms 9800 GTX+ by a whopping 301% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking6871102
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.070.04
Power efficiency2.370.64
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameGF100G92B
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date23 February 2011 (14 years ago)16 January 2009 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,499 $229

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

Quadro 5000 has 75% better value for money than 9800 GTX+.

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 cores352128
Core clock speed513 MHz738 MHz
Number of transistors3,100 million754 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)152 Watt141 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105 °C
Texture fill rate22.5747.23
Floating-point processing power0.7223 TFLOPS0.47 TFLOPS
ROPs4016
TMUs4464
L1 Cache704 KBno data
L2 Cache640 KB64 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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length248 mm267 mm
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin2x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount2.5 GB512 MB
Memory bus width320 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed750 MHz1100 MHz
Memory bandwidth120.0 GB/s70.4 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 Connectors1x DVI, 2x DisplayPortHDTVDual Link DVI
Multi monitor supportno data+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataS/PDIF

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model5.14.0
OpenGL4.62.1
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA2.0+

Synthetic benchmarks

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

Quadro 5000 4.69
+301%
9800 GTX+ 1.17

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Quadro 5000 1963
+302%
Samples: 497
9800 GTX+ 488
Samples: 423

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.69 1.17
Recency 23 February 2011 16 January 2009
Maximum RAM amount 2.5 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 152 Watt 141 Watt

Quadro 5000 has a 300.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 400% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 37.5% more advanced lithography process.

9800 GTX+, on the other hand, has 7.8% lower power consumption.

The Quadro 5000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800 GTX+ in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro 5000 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce 9800 GTX+ is a desktop one.

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