RTX A4000 vs Quadro FX 5600

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro FX 5600 and RTX A4000, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

FX 5600
2007
1536 MB GDDR3, 171 Watt
1.36

RTX A4000 outperforms FX 5600 by a whopping 3616% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking101758
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.01no data
Power efficiency0.5424.74
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameG80GA104
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date5 March 2007 (17 years ago)12 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,999 no data

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 cores1286144
Core clock speed600 MHz735 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1560 MHz
Number of transistors681 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)171 Watt140 Watt
Texture fill rate38.40299.5
Floating-point processing power0.3456 TFLOPS19.17 TFLOPS
ROPs2496
TMUs32192
Tensor Coresno data192
Ray Tracing Coresno data48

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 1.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length254 mm241 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin1x 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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1536 MB16 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s448.0 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-Video4x DisplayPort 1.4a

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.7
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA+8.6

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 5600 1.36
RTX A4000 50.54
+3616%

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 5600 525
RTX A4000 19470
+3609%

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 1.36 50.54
Recency 5 March 2007 12 April 2021
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 16 GB
Chip lithography 90 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 171 Watt 140 Watt

RTX A4000 has a 3616.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 966.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 1025% more advanced lithography process, and 22.1% lower power consumption.

The RTX A4000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 5600 in performance tests.


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