FirePro V5900 vs Quadro CX
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro V5900 and Quadro CX, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the FirePro V5900 stacks up against Quadro CX, check out specs charts below.
Quadro CX
Main Specs
FirePro V5900
Quadro CX
Power consumption (TDP)
75 Watt
150 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
1x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
1536 MB
Display Connectors
1x DVI
1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video
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Quadro CX has 100% more power consumption, than FirePro V5900.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Quadro CX has 1534 GB more memory, than FirePro V5900.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FirePro V5900 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and Quadro CX - with Tesla 2.0.
Core clock speed of Quadro CX is 2 MHz higher, than FirePro V5900.
FirePro V5900 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro CX - by 55 nm process technology.
Quadro CX is 37 mm longer, than FirePro V5900.
Memory clock speed of FirePro V5900 is 400 MHz higher, than Quadro CX.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
4−5
1−2
ultra / 1080p
2−3
0−1
QHD / 1440p
1−2
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
10−12
medium / 1080p
7−8
2−3
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V5900 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 80% more, than Quadro CX.
high / 1080p
10−11
−
ultra / 1080p
8−9
3−4
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
21−24
12−14
medium / 1080p
10−12
4−5
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V5900 in Battlefield 5 is 100% more, than Quadro CX.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
40−45
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro CX in Call of Duty: Warzone is 11% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p
130−140
110−120
medium / 768p
100−110
85−90
ultra / 1080p
50−55
35−40
QHD / 1440p
24−27
−
4K / 2160p
12−14
10−11
high / 768p
75−80
60−65
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V5900 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 22% more, than Quadro CX.
low / 768p
50−55
70−75
ultra / 1080p
18−20
14−16
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Quadro CX in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p
80−85
70−75
medium / 768p
55−60
45−50
ultra / 1080p
30−35
18−20
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V5900 in Dota 2 is 23% more, than Quadro CX.
high / 1080p
6−7
2−3
ultra / 1080p
5−6
2−3
4K / 2160p
5−6
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
10−11
medium / 1080p
7−8
3−4
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V5900 in Far Cry 5 is 125% more, than Quadro CX.
high / 1080p
7−8
−
ultra / 1080p
0−1
5−6
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
55−60
45−50
medium / 1080p
18−20
8−9
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V5900 in Fortnite is 35% more, than Quadro CX.
high / 1080p
10−11
3−4
QHD / 1440p
−
0−1
4K / 2160p
8−9
−
low / 720p
21−24
14−16
medium / 1080p
12−14
6−7
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V5900 in Forza Horizon 4 is 87% more, than Quadro CX.
low / 768p
50−55
40−45
high / 1080p
10−11
3−4
ultra / 1080p
4−5
2−3
QHD / 1440p
−
0−1
medium / 720p
40−45
35−40
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V5900 in Grand Theft Auto V is 28% more, than Quadro CX.
high / 1080p
3−4
1−2
ultra / 1080p
1−2
0−1
4K / 2160p
−
0−1
low / 720p
10−11
3−4
medium / 1080p
4−5
2−3
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V5900 in Metro Exodus is 200% more, than Quadro CX.
low / 768p
90−95
85−90
high / 1080p
−
55−60
ultra / 1080p
80−85
−
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V5900 in Minecraft is 5% more, than Quadro CX.
high / 1080p
6−7
14−16
ultra / 1080p
2−3
12−14
4K / 2160p
0−1
−
low / 720p
27−30
24−27
medium / 1080p
9−10
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Quadro CX in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 54% more, than FirePro V5900.
ultra / 1080p
−
3−4
QHD / 1440p
−
0−1
low / 720p
10−11
4−5
medium / 1080p
9−10
−
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V5900 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 150% more, than Quadro CX.
low / 768p
20−22
8−9
medium / 768p
12−14
7−8
high / 1080p
6−7
3−4
ultra / 1080p
4−5
3−4
4K / 2160p
3−4
0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V5900 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 120% more, than Quadro CX.
low / 768p
75−80
70−75
medium / 768p
40−45
35−40
ultra / 1080p
18−20
12−14
high / 768p
30−35
30−33
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V5900 in World of Tanks is 10% more, than Quadro CX.
Full Specs
FirePro V5900
Quadro CX
Architecture
TeraScale 3
Tesla 2.0
Code name
Cayman
GT200B
Type
Workstation
Workstation
Release date
24 May 2011
11 November 2008
Pipelines
512
192
Core clock speed
600 MHz
602 MHz
Transistor count
2,640 million
1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
55 nm
Texture fill rate
19.20
38.53
Floating-point performance
614.4 gflops
462.3 gflops
Length
230 mm
267 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
384 Bit
Memory clock speed
2000 MHz
1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth
64 GB/s
76.8 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
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
66 Mh/s
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