GeForce GTX 745 OEM vs Quadro K5200
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 340 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.16 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 7.34 | no data |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Maxwell (2014−2017) |
| GPU code name | GK110B | GM107 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 22 July 2014 (10 years ago) | 18 February 2014 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,699.74 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 2304 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 667 MHz | 1033 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 771 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 7,080 million | 1,870 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 55 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 148.0 | 24.79 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.553 TFLOPS | 0.7933 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 48 | 16 |
| TMUs | 192 | 24 |
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 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | 145 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | None |
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 | GDDR5 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1502 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 192.3 GB/s | 28.8 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 | 2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
| HDMI | - | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | + | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | 3.5 | 5.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 22 July 2014 | 18 February 2014 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 55 Watt |
Quadro K5200 has an age advantage of 5 months, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
GTX 745 OEM, on the other hand, has 172.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Quadro K5200 and GeForce GTX 745 OEM. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro K5200 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 745 OEM is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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