RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell vs Quadro FX 2800M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro FX 2800M with RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell, including specs and performance data.

FX 2800M
2009
1 GB GDDR3, 75 Watt
0.94

PRO 5000 Blackwell outperforms 2800M by a whopping 10538% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking11461
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.0126.87
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Blackwell 2.0 (2025−2026)
GPU code nameG92GB202
Market segmentMobile workstationWorkstation
Release date1 December 2009 (15 years ago)18 March 2025 (less than a year ago)

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 cores9614080
Core clock speed600 MHz1590 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2617 MHz
Number of transistors754 million92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt300 Watt
Texture fill rate28.801,151
Floating-point processing power0.288 TFLOPS73.69 TFLOPS
ROPs16176
TMUs48440
Tensor Coresno data440
Ray Tracing Coresno data110
L2 Cache64 KBno 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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 5.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 16-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 typeGDDR3GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount1 GB48 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth64 GB/s1.34 TB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 ConnectorsNo outputs4x DisplayPort 2.1b

API and SDK support

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.8
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.4
CUDA+12.0
DLSS-+

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.

FX 2800M 0.94
RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 100.00
+10538%

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 2800M 414
Samples: 346
RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 45357
+10856%
Samples: 1

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD31
−10384%
3250−3300
+10384%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−10400%
210−220
+10400%
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
−9900%
600−650
+9900%

Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−10400%
210−220
+10400%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−10400%
210−220
+10400%
Fortnite 1−2
−9900%
100−105
+9900%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−9900%
700−750
+9900%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2
−9900%
100−105
+9900%
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
−9900%
600−650
+9900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−10456%
950−1000
+10456%
Valorant 30−35
−10384%
3250−3300
+10384%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 24−27
−10500%
2650−2700
+10500%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−10400%
210−220
+10400%
Dota 2 14−16
−10233%
1550−1600
+10233%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−10400%
210−220
+10400%
Fortnite 1−2
−9900%
100−105
+9900%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−9900%
700−750
+9900%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2
−9900%
100−105
+9900%
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
−9900%
600−650
+9900%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−9900%
100−105
+9900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−10456%
950−1000
+10456%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−9900%
600−650
+9900%
Valorant 30−35
−10384%
3250−3300
+10384%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−10400%
210−220
+10400%
Dota 2 14−16
−10233%
1550−1600
+10233%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−10400%
210−220
+10400%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−9900%
700−750
+9900%
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
−9900%
600−650
+9900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−10456%
950−1000
+10456%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−9900%
600−650
+9900%
Valorant 30−35
−10384%
3250−3300
+10384%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 1−2
−9900%
100−105
+9900%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
−9900%
300−310
+9900%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 6−7
−9900%
600−650
+9900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−10400%
1050−1100
+10400%
Valorant 0−1 0−1

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2
−9900%
100−105
+9900%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−9900%
300−310
+9900%
Hogwarts Legacy 1−2
−9900%
100−105
+9900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−9900%
100−105
+9900%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 1−2
−9900%
100−105
+9900%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−10233%
1550−1600
+10233%
Valorant 5−6
−9900%
500−550
+9900%

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−10400%
210−220
+10400%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
−10400%
210−220
+10400%

This is how FX 2800M and RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell compete in popular games:

  • RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell is 10384% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.94 100.00
Recency 1 December 2009 18 March 2025
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 48 GB
Chip lithography 65 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 300 Watt

FX 2800M has 300% lower power consumption.

RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell, on the other hand, has a 10538.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, a 4700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1200% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 2800M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro FX 2800M is a mobile workstation graphics card while RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell is a workstation one.

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