Quadro T1000 vs Quadro FX 550

Place in the ranking	1414	324
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	0.37	23.04
Architecture	Curie (2003−2013)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	NV43	TU117
Market segment	Workstation	Workstation
Release date	20 April 2006 (18 years ago)	27 May 2019 (5 years ago)

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.

Core clock speed	360 MHz	1395 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1455 MHz
Number of transistors	146 million	4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	110 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	30 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	2.880	no data
ROPs	4	no data
TMUs	8	no data

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 1.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	198 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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	no data
Maximum RAM amount	128 MB	no data
Memory bus width	128 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	400 MHz	8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	12.8 GB/s	no data

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

2x DVI, 1x S-Video

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	9.0c (9_3)	12.0 (12_1)
Shader Model	3.0	no data
OpenGL	2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial)	4.6
OpenCL	N/A	no data
Vulkan	N/A	-

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 550 0.16

Quadro T1000 16.79
+10394%

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 550 63

Quadro T1000 6467
+10165%

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	0.16	16.79
Recency	20 April 2006	27 May 2019
Chip lithography	110 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	30 Watt	50 Watt

FX 550 has 66.7% lower power consumption.

Quadro T1000, on the other hand, has a 10393.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, and a 816.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro T1000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 550 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.