GeForce GT 130 OEM vs Quadro K5000 SYNC
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | GK104 | G94B |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 25 January 2013 (11 years ago) | 10 March 2009 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $3,299 | no data |
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 1536 | 48 |
| Core clock speed | 706 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,540 million | 505 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 122 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 90.37 | 12.00 |
| Floating-point performance | 2.169 gflops | 0.12 gflops |
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 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | 229 mm |
| Width | 3-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | 1x 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 type | GDDR5 | DDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 5400 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 172.8 GB/s | 24 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 Connectors | 2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x SDI | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | N/A |
| CUDA | 3.0 | 1.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 25 January 2013 | 10 March 2009 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 122 Watt | 75 Watt |
K5000 SYNC has an age advantage of 3 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 96.4% more advanced lithography process.
GT 130 OEM, on the other hand, has 62.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Quadro K5000 SYNC and GeForce GT 130 OEM. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro K5000 SYNC is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GT 130 OEM is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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