FirePro M5800 vs Quadro FX 3600M
Aggregated performance score
FirePro M5800 outperforms Quadro FX 3600M by 14% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary Details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in performance ranking | 1012 | 967 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation | 0.15 | no data |
Architecture | G9x (2007−2010) | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) |
GPU code name | NB8E-GLM | Madison |
Market segment | Mobile workstation | Mobile workstation |
Release date | 23 February 2008 (16 years ago) | 1 March 2010 (14 years ago) |
Current price | $80 | $60 |
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 96 | 400 |
Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 650 MHz |
Number of transistors | 754 million | 627 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 40 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 70 Watt | 26 Watt |
Texture fill rate | 16.00 | 13.00 |
Floating-point performance | 160 gflops | 520.0 gflops |
Form Factor & Compatibility
Information on Quadro FX 3600M and FirePro M5800 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
Laptop size | large | medium sized |
Interface | MXM-HE | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
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 | GDDR3 | DDR3, GDDR5 |
Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 1 GB |
Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 800 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | 51.14 GB/s | 51.2 GB/s |
Shared memory | - | - |
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 | No outputs | No outputs |
API Compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 11.2 (11_0) |
Shader Model | 4.0 | 5.0 |
OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.4 |
OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
CUDA | 1.1 | no data |
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 HD | 18−20
−16.7%
| 21
+16.7%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
Hitman 3 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
Hitman 3 | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Metro Exodus | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Hitman 3 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Far Cry 5 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
Hitman 3 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Far Cry 5 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
This is how FX 3600M and ATI M5800 compete in popular games:
- ATI M5800 is 16.7% faster than FX 3600M in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Hitman 3, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the ATI M5800 is 100% faster than the FX 3600M.
All in all, in popular games:
- ATI M5800 is ahead in 10 tests (34%)
- there's a draw in 19 tests (66%)
Pros & Cons Summary
Performance score | 1.20 | 1.37 |
Recency | 23 February 2008 | 1 March 2010 |
Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 1 GB |
Chip lithography | 65 nm | 40 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 70 Watt | 26 Watt |
The FirePro M5800 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 3600M in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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