GRID M60-8Q vs Quadro FX 5500 SDI
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 441 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | Maxwell 2.0 (2015−2019) |
| GPU code name | G71 | GM204 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 20 April 2006 (18 years ago) | 30 August 2015 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $6,999 | no data |
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 | no data | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 557 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1178 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 278 million | 5,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 104 Watt | 225 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 15.60 | 150.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 4.825 gflops |
| ROPs | 16 | 64 |
| TMUs | 24 | 128 |
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 1.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 229 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 3-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1010 MHz | 5012 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 32.32 GB/s | 160.4 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 Connectors | 3x DVI, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | - | 5.2 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 20 April 2006 | 30 August 2015 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 104 Watt | 225 Watt |
FX 5500 SDI has 116.3% lower power consumption.
GRID M60-8Q, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Quadro FX 5500 SDI and GRID M60-8Q. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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