GeForce 8800 GTS 512 vs Quadro P4000

Place in performance ranking	171	942
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	25.91	0.04
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code name	GP104	G92
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	6 February 2017 (7 years ago)	11 December 2007 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$815	$349
Current price	$485 (0.6x MSRP)	$146 (0.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro P4000 has 64675% better value for money than 8800 GTS 512.

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	1792	128
Core clock speed	1202 MHz	650 MHz
Boost clock speed	1480 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	7,200 million	754 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	135 Watt
Texture fill rate	165.8	41.60
Floating-point performance	5,304 gflops	416.0 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 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	241 mm	254 mm
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 6-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	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	7604 MHz	1640 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192 GB/s	52.48 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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	4x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Display Port	1.4	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus	+	no data
3D Stereo	+	no data
Mosaic	+	no data
nView Display Management	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	5.1	4.0
OpenGL	4.5	3.3
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	+	N/A
CUDA	6.1	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.

Quadro P4000 30.18
+1953%

8800 GTS 512 1.47

Quadro P4000 outperforms GeForce 8800 GTS 512 by 1953% based on our aggregate 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 P4000 11655
+1952%

8800 GTS 512 568

Quadro P4000 outperforms GeForce 8800 GTS 512 by 1952% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD

68
+2167%

3−4

−2167%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

1000−1050

+1861%

50−55
−1861%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1100−1150 +1864%	55−60 −1864%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1050−1100 +1919%	50−55 −1919%
Battlefield 5	2000−2050 +1941%	95−100 −1941%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1250−1300 +1916%	60−65 −1916%
Cyberpunk 2077	1000−1050 +1861%	50−55 −1861%
Far Cry 5	1350−1400 +1885%	65−70 −1885%
Far Cry New Dawn	1550−1600 +1913%	75−80 −1913%
Forza Horizon 4	2550−2600 +1940%	120−130 −1940%
Hitman 3	1250−1300 +1916%	60−65 −1916%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2450−2500 +1942%	120−130 −1942%
Metro Exodus	1900−1950 +1921%	90−95 −1921%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1600−1650 +1951%	75−80 −1951%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	2200−2250 +1918%	100−110 −1918%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1650−1700 +1937%	80−85 −1937%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1100−1150 +1864%	55−60 −1864%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1050−1100 +1919%	50−55 −1919%
Battlefield 5	2000−2050 +1941%	95−100 −1941%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1250−1300 +1916%	60−65 −1916%
Cyberpunk 2077	1000−1050 +1861%	50−55 −1861%
Far Cry 5	1350−1400 +1885%	65−70 −1885%
Far Cry New Dawn	1550−1600 +1913%	75−80 −1913%
Forza Horizon 4	2550−2600 +1940%	120−130 −1940%
Hitman 3	1250−1300 +1916%	60−65 −1916%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2450−2500 +1942%	120−130 −1942%
Metro Exodus	1900−1950 +1921%	90−95 −1921%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1600−1650 +1951%	75−80 −1951%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	2200−2250 +1918%	100−110 −1918%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1550−1600 +1913%	77 −1913%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1650−1700 +1937%	80−85 −1937%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1100−1150 +1864%	55−60 −1864%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1050−1100 +1919%	50−55 −1919%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1250−1300 +1916%	60−65 −1916%
Cyberpunk 2077	1000−1050 +1861%	50−55 −1861%
Far Cry 5	1350−1400 +1885%	65−70 −1885%
Forza Horizon 4	2550−2600 +1940%	120−130 −1940%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2450−2500 +1942%	120−130 −1942%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	2200−2250 +1918%	100−110 −1918%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	800−850 +1851%	41 −1851%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1650−1700 +1937%	80−85 −1937%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

1600−1650

+1951%

75−80
−1951%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1150−1200 +1918%	55−60 −1918%
Far Cry New Dawn	1350−1400 +1915%	65−70 −1915%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	650−700 +1931%	30−35 −1931%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	600−650 +1835%	30−35 −1835%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	850−900 +1877%	40−45 −1877%
Cyberpunk 2077	400−450 +1805%	21−24 −1805%
Far Cry 5	1050−1100 +1881%	50−55 −1881%
Forza Horizon 4	1250−1300 +1949%	60−65 −1949%
Hitman 3	750−800 +1927%	35−40 −1927%
Horizon Zero Dawn	1250−1300 +1884%	60−65 −1884%
Metro Exodus	1150−1200 +1918%	55−60 −1918%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1400−1450 +1929%	65−70 −1929%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	800−850 +1900%	40−45 −1900%
Watch Dogs: Legion	450−500 +1775%	24−27 −1775%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

1000−1050

+1861%

50−55
−1861%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	600−650 +1900%	30−33 −1900%
Far Cry New Dawn	450−500 +1775%	24−27 −1775%
Hitman 3	450−500 +1775%	24−27 −1775%
Horizon Zero Dawn	700−750 +1844%	35−40 −1844%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	450−500 +1945%	21−24 −1945%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	650−700 +1812%	30−35 −1812%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	350−400 +1742%	18−20 −1742%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	300−310 +1665%	16−18 −1665%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	350−400 +1844%	18−20 −1844%
Cyberpunk 2077	160−170 +1900%	8−9 −1900%
Far Cry 5	300−310 +1665%	16−18 −1665%
Forza Horizon 4	800−850 +1851%	40−45 −1851%
Horizon Zero Dawn	700−750 +1844%	35−40 −1844%
Metro Exodus	600−650 +1900%	30−33 −1900%
Watch Dogs: Legion	280−290 +1900%	14−16 −1900%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

500−550
+1823%

24−27

−1823%

This is how Quadro P4000 and 8800 GTS 512 compete in popular games:

Quadro P4000 is 2167% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	30.18	1.47
Recency	6 February 2017	11 December 2007
Cost	$815	$349
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	512 MB
Chip lithography	16 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	135 Watt