GeForce 8800 GTX vs Quadro CX

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 8800 GTX 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 GeForce 8800 GTX stacks up against Quadro CX, check out specs charts below.
GeForce 8800 GTX
Quadro CX

Main Specs

  GeForce 8800 GTX Quadro CX
Power consumption (TDP) 155 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 1.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 768 MB 1536 MB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video
 
  • GeForce 8800 GTX has 3% more power consumption, than Quadro CX.
  • GeForce 8800 GTX is connected by PCIe 1.0 x16, and Quadro CX uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro CX has 768 GB more memory, than GeForce 8800 GTX.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce 8800 GTX is build with Tesla architecture, and Quadro CX - with Tesla 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro CX is 26 MHz higher, than GeForce 8800 GTX.
  • GeForce 8800 GTX is manufactured by 90 nm process technology, and Quadro CX - by 55 nm process technology.
  • GeForce 8800 GTX is 3 mm longer, than Quadro CX.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro CX is 700 MHz higher, than GeForce 8800 GTX.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 1−2
ultra / 1080p 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 1−2 10−12
medium / 1080p 0−1 2−3
The average gaming FPS of Quadro CX in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1000% more, than GeForce 8800 GTX.

Full Specs

  GeForce 8800 GTX Quadro CX
Architecture Tesla Tesla 2.0
Code name G80 GT200B
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 8 November 2006 11 November 2008
Pipelines 128 192
Core clock speed 576 MHz 602 MHz
Transistor count 681 million 1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 90 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 36.8 billion/sec 38.53
Floating-point performance 345.6 gflops 462.3 gflops
Length 270 mm 267 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 900 MHz 1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 86.4 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model 4.0 4.0
OpenGL 3.3 3.3
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA + 1.3
CUDA cores 575
SLI options +