GeForce RTX 3070 TiM vs Quadro FX 5800
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 815 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.02 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 1.18 | no data |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | GT200B | GA104 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 11 November 2008 (17 years ago) | November 2022 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $3,499 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
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 | 240 | 5888 |
| Core clock speed | 610 MHz | 915 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1410 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | 17,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 189 Watt | 220 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 48.80 | 259.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.6221 TFLOPS | 16.6 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 96 |
| TMUs | 80 | 184 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 184 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 46 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 5.8 MB |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | 4 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 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | 270 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 3-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 512 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 102.4 GB/s | 448.0 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 | 2x DVI, 1x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 1.3 | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 189 Watt | 220 Watt |
FX 5800 has 16.4% lower power consumption.
RTX 3070 TiM, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 587.5% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Quadro FX 5800 and GeForce RTX 3070 TiM. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro FX 5800 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 3070 TiM is a desktop one.
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