FirePro V5800 vs Quadro FX 5800

In this comparison between FirePro V5800 and Quadro FX 5800 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people FirePro V5800 will be the best choice, for others Quadro FX 5800 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  FirePro V5800 Quadro FX 5800
Power consumption (TDP) 74 Watt 189 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video
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  • Quadro FX 5800 has 155% more power consumption, than FirePro V5800.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Quadro FX 5800 has 3 GB more memory, than FirePro V5800.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro V5800 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Quadro FX 5800 - with Tesla 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro V5800 is 80 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 5800.
  • FirePro V5800 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro FX 5800 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Quadro FX 5800 is 38 mm longer, than FirePro V5800.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro V5800 is 2400 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 5800.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 3−4
ultra / 1080p 4−5 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 16−18 14−16
medium / 1080p 7−8 5−6
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V5800 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than Quadro FX 5800.

Full Specs

  FirePro V5800 Quadro FX 5800
Architecture TeraScale 2 Tesla 2.0
Code name Juniper GT200B
Type Workstation Workstation
Release date 26 April 2010 11 November 2008
Pipelines 800 240
Core clock speed 690 MHz 610 MHz
Transistor count 1,040 million 1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 27.60 48.80
Floating-point performance 1,104.0 gflops 622.1 gflops
Length 229 mm 267 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 512 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 102.4 GB/s
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model 5.0 4.0
OpenGL 4.4 3.3
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA 1.3
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