RTX A5000 vs Quadro FX 1800

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro FX 1800 and RTX A5000, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

FX 1800
2009
768 MB GDDR3, 59 Watt
1.04

RTX A5000 outperforms FX 1800 by a whopping 5604% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking109636
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.03no data
Power efficiency1.2117.67
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameG94GA102
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date30 March 2009 (15 years ago)12 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$489 no data

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 cores648192
Core clock speed550 MHz1170 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1695 MHz
Number of transistors505 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)59 Watt230 Watt
Texture fill rate17.60433.9
Floating-point processing power0.176 TFLOPS27.77 TFLOPS
ROPs1296
TMUs32256
Tensor Coresno data256
Ray Tracing Coresno data64

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 4.0 x16
Length198 mm267 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 8-pin

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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount768 MB24 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth38.4 GB/s768.0 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 Connectors1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort4x DisplayPort 1.4a

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.7
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA1.18.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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 A5000 59.32
+5604%

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.

FX 1800 402
RTX A5000 22854
+5585%

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 59.32
Recency 30 March 2009 12 April 2021
Maximum RAM amount 768 MB 24 GB
Chip lithography 65 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 59 Watt 230 Watt

FX 1800 has 289.8% lower power consumption.

RTX A5000, on the other hand, has a 5603.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 712.5% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A5000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 1800 in performance tests.


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