GRID K180Q vs Quadro FX 3800

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro FX 3800 and GRID K180Q, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

FX 3800
2009
1 GB GDDR3, 108 Watt
2.13
+54.3%

FX 3800 outperforms GRID K180Q by an impressive 54% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking8581007
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.060.14
Power efficiency1.420.77
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameGT200BGK107
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date30 March 2009 (15 years ago)28 June 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$799 $125

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GRID K180Q has 133% better value for money than FX 3800.

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 cores192192
Core clock speed600 MHz850 MHz
Number of transistors1,400 million1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)108 Watt130 Watt
Texture fill rate38.4013.60
Floating-point processing power0.4623 TFLOPS0.3264 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs6416

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 3.0 x16
Length198 mmno data
Width1-slotIGP
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno data

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 typeGDDR3DDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz891 MHz
Memory bandwidth51.2 GB/s28.51 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 DisplayPortNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model4.05.1
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.1.126
CUDA1.33.0

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.

FX 3800 2.13
+54.3%
GRID K180Q 1.38

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.

FX 3800 823
+54.4%
GRID K180Q 533

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 2.13 1.38
Recency 30 March 2009 28 June 2013
Chip lithography 55 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 108 Watt 130 Watt

FX 3800 has a 54.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 20.4% lower power consumption.

GRID K180Q, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, and a 96.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro FX 3800 is our recommended choice as it beats the GRID K180Q in performance tests.


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