GeForce RTX 4090 D vs Quadro FX 5800

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro FX 5800 with GeForce RTX 4090 D, including specs and performance data.

FX 5800
2008
4 GB GDDR3, 189 Watt
3.16

RTX 4090 D outperforms FX 5800 by a whopping 2986% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking7432
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.0418.33
Power efficiency1.1615.89
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGT200BAD102
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date11 November 2008 (15 years ago)28 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,499 $1,599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4090 D has 45725% better value for money than FX 5800.

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 cores24014592
Core clock speed610 MHz2280 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2520 MHz
Number of transistors1,400 million76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)189 Watt425 Watt
Texture fill rate48.801,149
Floating-point processing power0.6221 TFLOPS73.54 TFLOPS
ROPs32176
TMUs80456
Tensor Coresno data456
Ray Tracing Coresno data114

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 4.0 x16
Length267 mm304 mm
Width2-slot3-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 16-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 typeGDDR3GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount4 GB24 GB
Memory bus width512 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth102.4 GB/s1,008 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 DisplayPort, 1x S-Video1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

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
CUDA1.38.9

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 5800 3.16
RTX 4090 D 97.52
+2986%

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 5800 1221
RTX 4090 D 37631
+2982%

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 3.16 97.52
Recency 11 November 2008 28 December 2023
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 189 Watt 425 Watt

FX 5800 has 124.9% lower power consumption.

RTX 4090 D, on the other hand, has a 2986.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1000% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4090 D is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 5800 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro FX 5800 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 4090 D is a desktop one.


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