GeForce FX 5900 XT vs Quadro 6000
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 614 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.07 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 2.41 | no data |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | Rankine (2003−2005) |
| GPU code name | GF100 | NV35 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 10 December 2010 (14 years ago) | 12 May 2003 (22 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $4,399 | no data |
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 | 448 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 574 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,100 million | 135 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 204 Watt | 35 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 32.14 | 3.200 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.028 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 48 | 4 |
| TMUs | 56 | 8 |
| L1 Cache | 896 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 768 KB | no data |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | AGP 8x |
| Length | 248 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 1x Molex |
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 | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 128 MB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 747 MHz | 350 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 143.4 GB/s | 22.4 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 Connectors | 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 9.0a |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 1.5 (2.1) |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | 2.0 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 10 December 2010 | 12 May 2003 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 128 MB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 204 Watt | 35 Watt |
Quadro 6000 has an age advantage of 7 years, a 4700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 225% more advanced lithography process.
FX 5900 XT, on the other hand, has 482.9% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Quadro 6000 and GeForce FX 5900 XT. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro 6000 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce FX 5900 XT is a desktop one.
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