RTX A2000 vs Quadro FX 1800

Place in performance ranking	1058	133
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	0.05	18.72
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	G94	GA106
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	30 March 2009 (15 years ago)	10 August 2021 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$489	$449
Current price	$132 (0.3x MSRP)	$567 (1.3x MSRP)

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX A2000 has 37340% better value for money than FX 1800.

Detailed Specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	64	3328
Core clock speed	550 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	1200 MHz
Number of transistors	505 million	13,250 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	59 Watt	70 Watt
Texture fill rate	17.60	124.8
Floating-point performance	176 gflops	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	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	198 mm	167 mm
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	768 MB	6 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz	12 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	38.4 GB/s	288.0 GB/s

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

1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort

4x mini-DisplayPort

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	4.0	6.6
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2
CUDA	1.1	8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FX 1800 1.04

RTX A2000 35.56
+3319%

RTX A2000 outperforms Quadro FX 1800 by 3319% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

FX 1800 403

RTX A2000 13762
+3315%

RTX A2000 outperforms Quadro FX 1800 by 3315% in Passmark.

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	1.04	35.56
Recency	30 March 2009	10 August 2021
Cost	$489	$449
Maximum RAM amount	768 MB	6 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	59 Watt	70 Watt