GeForce GTX 590 vs Quadro CX

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 590 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 GTX 590 stacks up against Quadro CX, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 590 Quadro CX
Power consumption (TDP) 365 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors Two 8-pin 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU) 1536 MB
Display Connectors 3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video
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  • GeForce GTX 590 has 143% more power consumption, than Quadro CX.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GTX 590 has 1536 GB more memory, than Quadro CX.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 590 is build with Fermi architecture, and Quadro CX - with Tesla 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 590 is 613 MHz higher, than Quadro CX.
  • GeForce GTX 590 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro CX - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Quadro CX is 256 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 590.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 590 is 107 MHz higher, than Quadro CX.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 1−2
ultra / 1080p 10−11 0−1
QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
low / 720p 35−40 10−12
medium / 1080p 21−24 2−3
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 400% more, than Quadro CX.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 590 Quadro CX
Architecture Fermi Tesla 2.0
Code name GF110 GT200B
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 24 March 2011 11 November 2008
Pipelines 1024 192
Core clock speed 1215 MHz 602 MHz
Transistor count 3,000 million 1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 77.7 billion/sec 38.53
Floating-point performance 2x 1,244.2 gflops 462.3 gflops
Length 11" (280 mm) (27.9 cm) 267 mm
Memory bus width 768-bit (384-bit per GPU) 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 1707 MHz 1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 327.7 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model 5.1 4.0
OpenGL 4.2 3.3
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA + 1.3
CUDA cores 1024
Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
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