Quadro FX 5600 vs GeForce GTX 970
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 970 with Quadro FX 5600, including specs and performance data.
GTX 970 outperforms FX 5600 by a whopping 1743% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 228 | 1028 |
| Place by popularity | 78 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 11.95 | 0.01 |
| Power efficiency | 11.58 | 0.54 |
| Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | GM204 | G80 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 19 September 2014 (10 years ago) | 5 March 2007 (18 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $329 | $2,999 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
GTX 970 has 119400% better value for money than FX 5600.
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 | 1664 | 128 |
| Core clock speed | 1050 MHz | 600 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1178 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 5,200 million | 681 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 148 Watt | 171 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 98 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 122.5 | 38.40 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.92 TFLOPS | 0.3456 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 56 | 24 |
| TMUs | 104 | 32 |
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).
| Bus support | PCI Express 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | 254 mm |
| Height | 4.376" (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Recommended system power (PSU) | 500 Watt | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | 2x 6-pin |
| SLI options | + | - |
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 | 4 GB | 1536 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 7.0 GB/s | 800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 224 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 | Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2 | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
| Multi monitor support | 4 displays | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| HDCP | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| G-SYNC support | + | - |
| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| GameStream | + | - |
| GeForce ShadowPlay | + | - |
| GPU Boost | 2.0 | no data |
| GameWorks | + | - |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | N/A |
| CUDA | + | + |
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.
- Passmark
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.
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 | 81
+1925%
| 4−5
−1925%
|
| 1440p | 54
+2600%
| 2−3
−2600%
|
| 4K | 38
+1800%
| 2−3
−1800%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 4.06
+18359%
| 749.75
−18359%
|
| 1440p | 6.09
+24512%
| 1499.50
−24512%
|
| 4K | 8.66
+17219%
| 1499.50
−17219%
|
- GTX 970 has 18359% lower cost per frame in 1080p
- GTX 970 has 24512% lower cost per frame in 1440p
- GTX 970 has 17219% lower cost per frame in 4K
FPS performance in popular games
- Full HD
Low Preset - Full HD
Medium Preset - Full HD
High Preset - Full HD
Ultra Preset - Full HD
Epic Preset - 1440p
High Preset - 1440p
Ultra Preset - 1440p
Epic Preset - 4K
High Preset - 4K
Ultra Preset - 4K
Epic Preset
| Atomic Heart | 60−65
+2033%
|
3−4
−2033%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 130−140
+1829%
|
7−8
−1829%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 50−55
+2450%
|
2−3
−2450%
|
| Atomic Heart | 60−65
+2033%
|
3−4
−2033%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
+1760%
|
5−6
−1760%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 130−140
+1829%
|
7−8
−1829%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 50−55
+2450%
|
2−3
−2450%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 75−80
+1850%
|
4−5
−1850%
|
| Fortnite | 110−120
+1850%
|
6−7
−1850%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 90−95
+1780%
|
5−6
−1780%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 75−80
+1775%
|
4−5
−1775%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 90−95
+2175%
|
4−5
−2175%
|
| Valorant | 160−170
+1938%
|
8−9
−1938%
|
| Atomic Heart | 60−65
+2033%
|
3−4
−2033%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
+1760%
|
5−6
−1760%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 130−140
+1829%
|
7−8
−1829%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 250−260
+2017%
|
12−14
−2017%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 50−55
+2450%
|
2−3
−2450%
|
| Dota 2 | 120−130
+1917%
|
6−7
−1917%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 75−80
+1850%
|
4−5
−1850%
|
| Fortnite | 82
+1950%
|
4−5
−1950%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 90−95
+1780%
|
5−6
−1780%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 75−80
+1775%
|
4−5
−1775%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 71
+2267%
|
3−4
−2267%
|
| Metro Exodus | 39
+1850%
|
2−3
−1850%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 90−95
+2175%
|
4−5
−2175%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 81
+1925%
|
4−5
−1925%
|
| Valorant | 160−170
+1938%
|
8−9
−1938%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 48
+2300%
|
2−3
−2300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 50−55
+2450%
|
2−3
−2450%
|
| Dota 2 | 120−130
+1917%
|
6−7
−1917%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 75−80
+1850%
|
4−5
−1850%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 90−95
+1780%
|
5−6
−1780%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 52
+2500%
|
2−3
−2500%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 43
+2050%
|
2−3
−2050%
|
| Valorant | 160−170
+1938%
|
8−9
−1938%
|
| Fortnite | 60
+1900%
|
3−4
−1900%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 50−55
+2500%
|
2−3
−2500%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 160−170
+1744%
|
9−10
−1744%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 40−45
+2000%
|
2−3
−2000%
|
| Metro Exodus | 24
+2300%
|
1−2
−2300%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+1833%
|
9−10
−1833%
|
| Valorant | 200−210
+1920%
|
10−11
−1920%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 65−70
+2100%
|
3−4
−2100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
+2200%
|
1−2
−2200%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 50−55
+2600%
|
2−3
−2600%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
+1933%
|
3−4
−1933%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 40−45
+1900%
|
2−3
−1900%
|
| Fortnite | 55−60
+1767%
|
3−4
−1767%
|
| Atomic Heart | 18−20
+1800%
|
1−2
−1800%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+2200%
|
1−2
−2200%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 46
+2200%
|
2−3
−2200%
|
| Metro Exodus | 13 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 29
+2800%
|
1−2
−2800%
|
| Valorant | 130−140
+1857%
|
7−8
−1857%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 20
+1900%
|
1−2
−1900%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+2200%
|
1−2
−2200%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 75−80
+1825%
|
4−5
−1825%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 27−30
+2600%
|
1−2
−2600%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+1950%
|
2−3
−1950%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 22
+2100%
|
1−2
−2100%
|
This is how GTX 970 and FX 5600 compete in popular games:
- GTX 970 is 1925% faster in 1080p
- GTX 970 is 2600% faster in 1440p
- GTX 970 is 1800% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 21.56 | 1.17 |
| Recency | 19 September 2014 | 5 March 2007 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 1536 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 148 Watt | 171 Watt |
GTX 970 has a 1742.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 15.5% lower power consumption.
The GeForce GTX 970 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 5600 in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 970 is a desktop card while Quadro FX 5600 is a workstation one.
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