NVIDIA Quadro FX 580 vs NVIDIA GeForce 9650M GT
Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro FX 580 and NVIDIA GeForce 9650M GT 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, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).
Differences
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro FX 580
- Videocard is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 55 nm vs 65 nm
- 2x more maximum memory size: 512 MB vs 256 MB
- Around 18% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 161 vs 137
- Around 15% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 1687 vs 1465
- Around 15% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1687 vs 1465
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 9 April 2009 vs 19 August 2008 |
Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm vs 65 nm |
Maximum memory size | 512 MB vs 256 MB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G3D Mark | 161 vs 137 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 1687 vs 1465 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 1687 vs 1465 |
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 9650M GT
- Around 22% higher core clock speed: 550 MHz vs 450 MHz
- Around 22% higher texture fill rate: 8.8 GTexel / s vs 7.2 GTexel / s
- Around 18% better floating-point performance: 84.8 gflops vs 72 gflops
- Around 74% lower typical power consumption: 23 Watt vs 40 Watt
- Around 33% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 57 vs 43
Specifications (specs) | |
Core clock speed | 550 MHz vs 450 MHz |
Texture fill rate | 8.8 GTexel / s vs 7.2 GTexel / s |
Floating-point performance | 84.8 gflops vs 72 gflops |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 23 Watt vs 40 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 57 vs 43 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro FX 580
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 9650M GT
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PassMark - G2D Mark |
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GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) |
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Name | NVIDIA Quadro FX 580 | NVIDIA GeForce 9650M GT |
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PassMark - G3D Mark | 161 | 137 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 43 | 57 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 1687 | 1465 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 1687 | 1465 |
Compare specifications (specs)
NVIDIA Quadro FX 580 | NVIDIA GeForce 9650M GT | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | Tesla | Tesla |
Code name | G96C | G96 |
Launch date | 9 April 2009 | 19 August 2008 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $199 | |
Place in performance rating | 1578 | 1579 |
Price now | $59.46 | |
Type | Workstation | Laptop |
Value for money (0-100) | 5.88 | |
Technical info |
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Core clock speed | 450 MHz | 550 MHz |
Floating-point performance | 72 gflops | 84.8 gflops |
Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 65 nm |
Pipelines | 32 | 32 |
Texture fill rate | 7.2 GTexel / s | 8.8 GTexel / s |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 40 Watt | 23 Watt |
Transistor count | 314 million | 314 million |
CUDA cores | 32 | |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort | No outputs |
Maximum VGA resolution | 1920x1200 | |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | MXM-II |
Length | 198 mm | |
Supplementary power connectors | None | |
Bus support | PCI-E 2.0 | |
Laptop size | medium sized | |
API support |
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DirectX | 10.0 | 10.0 |
OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 256 MB |
Memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB / s | 25.6 GB / s |
Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 1600 MHz | 1600 MHz |
Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR2, GDDR3 |
Shared memory | 0 | |
Technologies |
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PCI-E 2.0 |