Quadro FX 5800 vs FirePro V4900

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro V4900 and Quadro FX 5800, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

FirePro V4900
2011
1 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
2.57

FX 5800 outperforms V4900 by a significant 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking823750
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.04
Power efficiency2.351.15
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code nameTurksGT200B
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date1 November 2011 (13 years ago)11 November 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$3,499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores480240
Core clock speed800 MHz610 MHz
Number of transistors716 million1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt189 Watt
Texture fill rate19.2048.80
Floating-point processing power0.768 TFLOPS0.6221 TFLOPS
ROPs832
TMUs2480

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length163 mm267 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit512 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth64 GB/s102.4 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 Connectors1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort2x DVI, 1x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.2 (11_0)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model5.04.0
OpenGL4.43.3
OpenCL1.21.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA-1.3

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

FirePro V4900 2.57
FX 5800 3.17
+23.3%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

FirePro V4900 990
FX 5800 1221
+23.3%

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 2.57 3.17
Recency 1 November 2011 11 November 2008
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 189 Watt

FirePro V4900 has an age advantage of 2 years, a 37.5% more advanced lithography process, and 152% lower power consumption.

FX 5800, on the other hand, has a 23.3% higher aggregate performance score, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The Quadro FX 5800 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro V4900 in performance tests.


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