NVIDIA Quadro FX 580 vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 380

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro FX 580 and NVIDIA Quadro FX 380 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, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

NVIDIA Quadro FX 580

NVIDIA Quadro FX 380

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro FX 580

2x more texture fill rate: 7.2 GTexel / s vs 3.6 GTexel / s
2x more pipelines: 32 vs 16
2x better floating-point performance: 72 gflops vs 35.2 gflops
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 14% higher memory clock speed: 1600 MHz vs 1400 MHz
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 174 vs 173
Around 37% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 1687 vs 1230
Around 37% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1687 vs 1230

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	7.2 GTexel / s vs 3.6 GTexel / s
Pipelines	32 vs 16
Floating-point performance	72 gflops vs 35.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm vs 65 nm
Maximum memory size	512 MB vs 256 MB
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz vs 1400 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	174 vs 173
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1687 vs 1230
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1687 vs 1230

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro FX 380

Around 18% lower typical power consumption: 34 Watt vs 40 Watt
Around 61% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 66 vs 41

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	34 Watt vs 40 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	66 vs 41

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro FX 580
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro FX 380

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

174

173

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1687

1230

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1687

1230

Name	NVIDIA Quadro FX 580	NVIDIA Quadro FX 380
PassMark - G3D Mark	174	173
PassMark - G2D Mark	41	66
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1687	1230
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1687	1230

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA Quadro FX 580	NVIDIA Quadro FX 380
Essentials
Architecture	Tesla	Tesla
Code name	G96C	G96
Launch date	9 April 2009	30 March 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	$129
Place in performance rating	1585	1572
Price now	$59.46	$72.50
Type	Workstation	Workstation
Value for money (0-100)	5.88	2.68
Technical info
Core clock speed	450 MHz	450 MHz
Floating-point performance	72 gflops	35.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	65 nm
Pipelines	32	16
Texture fill rate	7.2 GTexel / s	3.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	40 Watt	34 Watt
Transistor count	314 million	314 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort	2x DVI
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	198 mm	198 mm
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
API support
DirectX	10.0	10.0
OpenGL	3.3	3.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	256 MB
Memory bandwidth	25.6 GB / s	22.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz	1400 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3