Quadro NVS 55 PCI vs FirePro W4100
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 697 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | GCN (2011−2017) | Rankine (2003−2005) |
| GPU code name | Cape Verde | NV34 B1 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 2 October 2015 (8 years ago) | 31 May 2005 (19 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 512 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 630 MHz | 250 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,500 million | 45 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 150 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 10 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 20.16 | 1.000 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.6451 gflops | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCI |
| Length | 171 mm | 168 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Form factor | low profile / half length | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 64 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 4000 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 72 GB/s | 3.2 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | 4x mini-DisplayPort | 1x DVI, 1x S-Video |
| Dual-link DVI support | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| AppAcceleration | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 9.0a |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 1.5 (2.1) |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | N/A |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 2 October 2015 | 31 May 2005 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 64 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 150 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 10 Watt |
FirePro W4100 has an age advantage of 10 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 435.7% more advanced lithography process.
NVS 55 PCI, on the other hand, has 400% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between FirePro W4100 and Quadro NVS 55 PCI. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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