GeForce GTX 285 Mac Edition vs Quadro FX 580
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1291 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.01 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.80 | no data |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) |
| GPU code name | G96C | GT200B |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 9 April 2009 (16 years ago) | 15 January 2009 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $199 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 | 32 | 240 |
| Core clock speed | 450 MHz | 648 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 314 million | 1,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 40 Watt | 204 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 7.200 | 51.84 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.072 TFLOPS | 0.7085 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 32 |
| TMUs | 16 | 80 |
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 | 198 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 2x 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 | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 512 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 1242 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 159.0 GB/s |
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 | 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | 1.1 | 1.3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 9 April 2009 | 15 January 2009 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 1 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 40 Watt | 204 Watt |
FX 580 has an age advantage of 2 months, and 410% lower power consumption.
GTX 285 Mac Edition, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between Quadro FX 580 and GeForce GTX 285 Mac Edition. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro FX 580 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 285 Mac Edition is a desktop one.
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