GeForce RTX 5050 vs Quadro FX 4700 X2

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro FX 4700 X2 with GeForce RTX 5050, including specs and performance data.

FX 4700 X2
2008
1 GB GDDR3, 226 Watt
1.60

RTX 5050 outperforms FX 4700 X2 by a whopping 2567% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking96996
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.01100.00
Power efficiency0.5425.00
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameG92GB207
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date18 April 2008 (17 years ago)24 June 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,999 $249

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

RTX 5050 has 999900% better value for money than FX 4700 X2.

Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores128 ×22560
Core clock speed600 MHz2317 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2572 MHz
Number of transistors754 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology65 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)226 Watt130 Watt
Texture fill rate38.40 ×2205.8
Floating-point processing power0.384 TFLOPS ×213.17 TFLOPS
ROPs16 ×232
TMUs64 ×280
Tensor Coresno data80
Ray Tracing Coresno data20

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 5.0 x8
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 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 amount1 GB ×28 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit ×2128 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth51.2 GB/s ×2224.0 GB/s
Resizable BAR-+

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-Video1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.8
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.4
CUDA1.112.0
DLSS-+

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.

FX 4700 X2 1.60
RTX 5050 42.67
+2567%

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 4700 X2 676
RTX 5050 18075
+2574%

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 1.60 42.67
Recency 18 April 2008 24 June 2025
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 65 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 226 Watt 130 Watt

RTX 5050 has a 2566.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 17 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 1200% more advanced lithography process, and 73.8% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 5050 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 4700 X2 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro FX 4700 X2 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 5050 is a desktop one.

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