Quadro FX 5800 vs K4000

Place in performance ranking	517	709
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.59	0.61
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code name	GK106	GT200B
Market segment	Workstation	Workstation
Release date	1 March 2013 (11 years ago)	11 November 2008 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,269	$3,499
Current price	$330 (0.3x MSRP)	$157 (0x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro K4000 has 161% better value for money than FX 5800.

Detailed specifications

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 cores	768	240
Core clock speed	810 MHz	610 MHz
Number of transistors	2,540 million	1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	189 Watt
Texture fill rate	51.84	48.80
Floating-point performance	1,244 gflops	622.1 gflops

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 2.0 x16
Length	241 mm	267 mm
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	512 Bit
Memory clock speed	5616 MHz	1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth	134.8 GB/s	102.4 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

1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort

2x DVI, 1x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	5.1	4.0
OpenGL	4.6	3.3
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	+	N/A
CUDA	3.0	1.3

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.

Quadro K4000 7.04
+123%

FX 5800 3.16

K4000 outperforms FX 5800 by 123% based on our aggregated 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%

Quadro K4000 2723
+123%

FX 5800 1223

K4000 outperforms FX 5800 by 123% in Passmark.

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	7.04	3.16
Recency	1 March 2013	11 November 2008
Cost	$1269	$3499
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	189 Watt