NVIDIA Quadro FX 5500 SDI vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 560
Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro FX 5500 SDI and NVIDIA Quadro FX 560 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark.
Differences
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro FX 5500 SDI
- Around 86% higher core clock speed: 650 MHz vs 350 MHz
- 3.7x more texture fill rate: 15.6 GTexel / s vs 4.2 GTexel / s
- 8x more maximum memory size: 1 GB vs 128 MB
Core clock speed | 650 MHz vs 350 MHz |
Texture fill rate | 15.6 GTexel / s vs 4.2 GTexel / s |
Maximum memory size | 1 GB vs 128 MB |
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro FX 560
- 3.5x lower typical power consumption: 30 Watt vs 104 Watt
- Around 19% higher memory clock speed: 1200 MHz vs 1010 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 30 Watt vs 104 Watt |
Memory clock speed | 1200 MHz vs 1010 MHz |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro FX 5500 SDI
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro FX 560
Name | NVIDIA Quadro FX 5500 SDI | NVIDIA Quadro FX 560 |
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PassMark - G3D Mark | 114 | |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 360 |
Compare specifications (specs)
NVIDIA Quadro FX 5500 SDI | NVIDIA Quadro FX 560 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | Curie | Curie |
Code name | G71 | G73 |
Launch date | 20 April 2006 | 20 April 2006 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $6,999 | $299 |
Place in performance rating | not rated | 447 |
Type | Workstation | Workstation |
Price now | $150.25 | |
Value for money (0-100) | 0.98 | |
Technical info |
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Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 350 MHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 90 nm |
Texture fill rate | 15.6 GTexel / s | 4.2 GTexel / s |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 104 Watt | 30 Watt |
Transistor count | 278 million | 177 million |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | 3x DVI, 1x S-Video | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
Length | 229 mm | 198 mm |
Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | None |
API support |
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DirectX | 9.0c | 9.0c |
OpenGL | 2.1 | 2.1 |
Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 128 MB |
Memory bandwidth | 32.3 GB / s | 19.2 GB / s |
Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 1010 MHz | 1200 MHz |
Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |