GeForce GTX 860M SLI vs Quadro FX 5800

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 860M SLI and Quadro FX 5800. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 860M SLI and Quadro FX 5800. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

GeForce GTX 860M SLI is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 860M SLI is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GTX 860M SLI here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 860M SLI Quadro FX 5800
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 189 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2x 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video
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  • Quadro FX 5800 has 57% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 860M SLI.
  • Quadro FX 5800 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 860M SLI.
  • GeForce GTX 860M SLI is used in Laptops, and Quadro FX 5800 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 860M SLI is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro FX 5800 - with Tesla 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 860M SLI is 419 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 5800.
  • GeForce GTX 860M SLI is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro FX 5800 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 860M SLI is 3400 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 5800.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 3−4
ultra / 1080p 14−16 1−2
QHD / 1440p 8−9 0−1
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 40−45 14−16
medium / 1080p 27−30 5−6
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 860M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 350% more, than Quadro FX 5800.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 860M SLI Quadro FX 5800
Architecture Maxwell Tesla 2.0
Code name GT200B
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 12 March 2014 11 November 2008
Pipelines 1280 240
Core clock speed 1029 MHz 610 MHz
Transistor count 2x 1870 Million 1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 48.80
Floating-point performance 622.1 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 2x 128 Bit 512 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 102.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0 11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model 4.0
OpenGL 3.3
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan N/A
CUDA + 1.3
SLI options +
Laptop size large
Optimus +
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