Quadro FX 1800 vs Quadro K2000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro K2000 and Quadro FX 1800, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Quadro K2000
2013
2 GB GDDR5, 51 Watt
4.09
+297%

K2000 outperforms FX 1800 by a whopping 297% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6851095
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.360.01
Power efficiency5.791.26
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameGK107G94
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date1 March 2013 (11 years ago)30 March 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$599 $489

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro K2000 has 3500% better value for money than FX 1800.

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 cores38464
Core clock speed954 MHz550 MHz
Number of transistors1,270 million505 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)51 Watt59 Watt
Texture fill rate30.5317.60
Floating-point processing power0.7327 TFLOPS0.176 TFLOPS
ROPs1612
TMUs3232

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 2.0 x16
Length202 mm198 mm
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB768 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth64 GB/s38.4 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 DisplayPort1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model5.14.0
OpenGL4.63.3
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan+N/A
CUDA3.01.1

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.

Quadro K2000 4.09
+297%
FX 1800 1.03

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.

Quadro K2000 1580
+297%
FX 1800 398

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 4.09 1.03
Recency 1 March 2013 30 March 2009
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 768 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 51 Watt 59 Watt

Quadro K2000 has a 297.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 132.1% more advanced lithography process, and 15.7% lower power consumption.

The Quadro K2000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 1800 in performance tests.


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