Quadro 5000 vs Quadro FX 3800

In this comparison between Quadro 5000 and Quadro FX 3800 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 Quadro 5000 will be the best choice, for others Quadro FX 3800 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Quadro 5000 Quadro FX 3800
Power consumption (TDP) 152 Watt 108 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2.5 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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  • Quadro 5000 has 40% more power consumption, than Quadro FX 3800.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Quadro 5000 has 1 GB more memory, than Quadro FX 3800.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Quadro 5000 is build with Fermi architecture, and Quadro FX 3800 - with Tesla 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro FX 3800 is 87 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000.
  • Quadro 5000 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro FX 3800 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Quadro 5000 is 50 mm longer, than Quadro FX 3800.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro 5000 is 1400 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 3800.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 0−1
ultra / 1080p 5−6 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 21−24 10−11
medium / 1080p 12−14 1−2
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 5000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 183% more, than Quadro FX 3800.

Full Specs

  Quadro 5000 Quadro FX 3800
Architecture Fermi Tesla 2.0
Code name GF100 GT200B
Type Workstation Workstation
Release date 23 February 2011 30 March 2009
Pipelines 352 192
Core clock speed 513 MHz 600 MHz
Transistor count 3,100 million 1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 22.57 38.40
Floating-point performance 722.3 gflops 462.3 gflops
Length 248 mm 198 mm
Memory bus width 320 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 3000 MHz 1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 120.0 GB/s 51.2 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model 5.1 4.0
OpenGL 4.6 3.3
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA 2.0 1.3
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 66 Mh/s
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