GeForce FX 5500 vs Quadro FX 3800

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro FX 3800 with GeForce FX 5500, including specs and performance data.

FX 3800
2009
1 GB GDDR3, 108 Watt
2.14
+10600%

FX 3800 outperforms FX 5500 by a whopping 10600% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking8661488
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.08no data
Power efficiency1.36no data
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Rankine (2003−2005)
GPU code nameGT200BNV34 B1
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date30 March 2009 (15 years ago)17 March 2004 (20 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$799 $36.99

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 cores192no data
Core clock speed600 MHz270 MHz
Number of transistors1,400 million45 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)108 Wattno data
Texture fill rate38.401.080
Floating-point processing power0.4623 TFLOPSno data
ROPs164
TMUs644

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 x16AGP 8x
Length198 mm152 mm
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

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 typeGDDR3DDR
Maximum RAM amount1 GB64 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz166 MHz
Memory bandwidth51.2 GB/s5.312 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 DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)9.0a
Shader Model4.0no data
OpenGL3.31.5 (2.1)
OpenCL1.1N/A
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA1.3-

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 3800 2.14
+10600%
FX 5500 0.02

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 3800 824
+10200%
FX 5500 8

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 2.14 0.02
Recency 30 March 2009 17 March 2004
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 64 MB
Chip lithography 55 nm 150 nm

FX 3800 has a 10600% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 172.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro FX 3800 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce FX 5500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro FX 3800 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce FX 5500 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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