NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 5800

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 and NVIDIA Quadro FX 5800 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285

NVIDIA Quadro FX 5800

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
2.4x more core clock speed: 1476 MHz vs 610 MHz
Around 6% higher texture fill rate: 51.8 billion / sec vs 48.8 GTexel / s
Around 14% better floating-point performance: 708.5 gflops vs 622.1 gflops
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1513 vs 1222
Around 21% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 22124 vs 18229
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3347 vs 3319
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3347 vs 3319

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 December 2008 vs 11 November 2008
Core clock speed	1476 MHz vs 610 MHz
Texture fill rate	51.8 billion / sec vs 48.8 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance	708.5 gflops vs 622.1 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1513 vs 1222
Geekbench - OpenCL	22124 vs 18229
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3347 vs 3319
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3347 vs 3319

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro FX 5800

Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 189 Watt vs 204 Watt
4x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 1 GB
Around 29% higher memory clock speed: 1600 MHz vs 1242 MHz
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 96 vs 73

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	189 Watt vs 204 Watt
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 1 GB
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz vs 1242 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	96 vs 73

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro FX 5800

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1513

1222

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

22124

18229

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3347

3319

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3347

3319

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285	NVIDIA Quadro FX 5800
PassMark - G3D Mark	1513	1222
PassMark - G2D Mark	73	96
Geekbench - OpenCL	22124	18229
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3347	3319
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3347	3319

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285	NVIDIA Quadro FX 5800
Essentials
Architecture	Tesla 2.0	Tesla 2.0
Code name	GT200B	GT200B
Launch date	23 December 2008	11 November 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$359	$3,499
Place in performance rating	1201	1202
Price now	$179.99	$178.89
Type	Desktop	Workstation
Value for money (0-100)	9.17	8.02
Technical info
Core clock speed	1476 MHz	610 MHz
CUDA cores	240
Floating-point performance	708.5 gflops	622.1 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	55 nm
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C
Pipelines	240	240
Texture fill rate	51.8 billion / sec	48.8 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	204 Watt	189 Watt
Transistor count	1,400 million	1,400 million
Video outputs and ports
Audio input for HDMI	S / PDIF
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video, HDTVTwo Dual Link DVI	2x DVI, 1x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)	267 mm
SLI options	2-way3-way
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
API support
DirectX	10.0	10.0
OpenGL	2.1	3.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Memory bandwidth	159.0 GB / s	102.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	512 Bit	512 Bit
Memory clock speed	1242 MHz	1600 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3
Technologies
3D Vision
CUDA
High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR)	128bit
SLI