FX 1800 vs FX 5600

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General info

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

Place in performance ranking9681060
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.060.05
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameG80G94
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date5 March 2007 (17 years old)30 March 2009 (14 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,999 $489
Current price$209 (0.1x MSRP)$132 (0.3x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

FX 5600 has 20% better value for money than FX 1800.

Technical specs

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 cores12864
Core clock speed600 MHz550 MHz
Number of transistors681 million505 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)171 Watt59 Watt
Texture fill rate38.4017.60
Floating-point performance345.6 gflops176 gflops

Size and 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 1.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length254 mm198 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinNone

Memory

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 typeGDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount1536 MB768 MB
Memory bus width384 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1600 MHz1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s38.4 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

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 DVI, 2x DisplayPort

API support

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model4.04.0
OpenGL3.33.3
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+1.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 5600
1.35
+31.1%

FX 5600 outperforms FX 1800 by 31% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

FX 5600 525
+31.6%
FX 1800 399

FX 5600 outperforms FX 1800 by 32% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.35 1.03
Recency 5 March 2007 30 March 2009
Cost $2999 $489
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 768 MB
Memory bus width 384 192
Pipelines / CUDA cores 128 64
Memory bandwidth 76.8 38.4
Chip lithography 90 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 171 Watt 59 Watt

The Quadro FX 5600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 1800 in performance tests.


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