Quadro CX vs FirePro V5900

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro V5900 and Quadro CX, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

FirePro V5900
2011
2 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
3.28
+33.9%

V5900 outperforms CX by a substantial 34% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking740832
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.03
Power efficiency3.021.13
ArchitectureTeraScale 3 (2010−2013)Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code nameCaymanGT200B
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date24 May 2011 (13 years ago)11 November 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,999

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 cores512192
Core clock speed600 MHz602 MHz
Number of transistors2,640 million1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate19.2038.53
Floating-point processing power0.6144 TFLOPS0.4623 TFLOPS
ROPs3224
TMUs3264

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
Length230 mm267 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB1536 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed500 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth64 GB/s76.8 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 Connectors1x DVI1x DVI, 2x 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 V5900 3.28
+33.9%
Quadro CX 2.45

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 V5900 1264
+33.5%
Quadro CX 947

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 3.28 2.45
Recency 24 May 2011 11 November 2008
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1536 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 150 Watt

FirePro V5900 has a 33.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 37.5% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.

The FirePro V5900 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro CX in performance tests.


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