Quadro GV100 vs Quadro FX 4800
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro FX 4800 and Quadro GV100, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
GV100 outperforms FX 4800 by a whopping 1786% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 884 | 89 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.02 | 1.17 |
| Power efficiency | 1.23 | 13.96 |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | Volta (2017−2020) |
| GPU code name | GT200B | GV100 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 11 November 2008 (17 years ago) | 27 March 2018 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,799 | $8,999 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Quadro GV100 has 5750% better value for money than FX 4800.
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 cores | 192 | 5120 |
| Core clock speed | 602 MHz | 1132 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1627 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | 21,100 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 250 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 38.53 | 520.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.4623 TFLOPS | 16.66 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 24 | 128 |
| TMUs | 64 | 320 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 640 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 10 MB |
| L2 Cache | 192 KB | 6 MB |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 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 type | GDDR3 | HBM2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1536 MB | 32 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 4096 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 848 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 868.4 GB/s |
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 Connectors | 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video | 4x DisplayPort |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | 1.3 | 7.0 |
| 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.
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.
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 | 2.41 | 45.46 |
| Recency | 11 November 2008 | 27 March 2018 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1536 MB | 32 GB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 250 Watt |
FX 4800 has 66.7% lower power consumption.
Quadro GV100, on the other hand, has a 1786.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 2033.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 358.3% more advanced lithography process.
The Quadro GV100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 4800 in performance tests.
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