Quadro FX 4800 vs Quadro M2000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro M2000 and Quadro FX 4800, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Quadro M2000
2016
4 GB 128-bit, 75 Watt
10.34
+305%

M2000 outperforms FX 4800 by a whopping 305% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking442826
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.630.05
Power efficiency9.451.16
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code nameGM206GT200B
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date8 April 2016 (8 years ago)11 November 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$437.75 $1,799

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro M2000 has 7160% better value for money than FX 4800.

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 cores768192
Core clock speed796 MHz602 MHz
Boost clock speed1163 MHzno data
Number of transistors2,940 million1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate55.8238.53
Floating-point processing power1.786 TFLOPS0.4623 TFLOPS
ROPs3224
TMUs4864

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 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length201 mm267 mm
Width1" (2.5 cm)2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 type128 BitGDDR3
Maximum RAM amount4 GB1536 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1653 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidthUp to 106 GB/s76.8 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 Connectors4x DisplayPort1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video
Number of simultaneous displays4no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Vision Pro+no data
Mosaic+no data
nView Desktop Management+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX1211.1 (10_0)
Shader Model6.44.0
OpenGL4.53.3
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA5.21.3

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 M2000 10.34
+305%
FX 4800 2.55

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 M2000 3985
+306%
FX 4800 981

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 10.34 2.55
Recency 8 April 2016 11 November 2008
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1536 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 150 Watt

Quadro M2000 has a 305.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 96.4% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.

The Quadro M2000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 4800 in performance tests.


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