Quadro FX 4400 vs GeForce 7900 GTX

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking1105not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.82no data
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameG71NV45
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date9 March 2006 (18 years ago)28 July 2005 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$2,399

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.

Core clock speed650 MHz375 MHz
Number of transistors278 million222 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)84 Watt83 Watt
Texture fill rate15.604.500
ROPs1612
TMUs2412

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).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 6-pin

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 typeGDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount512 MB512 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz525 MHz
Memory bandwidth51.2 GB/s33.6 GB/s

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-Video2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX9.0c (9_3)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model3.03.0
OpenGL2.12.1
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 9 March 2006 28 July 2005
Chip lithography 90 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 84 Watt 83 Watt

7900 GTX has an age advantage of 7 months, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

FX 4400, on the other hand, has 1.2% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce 7900 GTX and Quadro FX 4400. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce 7900 GTX is a desktop card while Quadro FX 4400 is a workstation one.


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NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX
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