Quadro Plex 1000 Model IV vs GeForce GT 230

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1133not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.01no data
Power efficiency0.81no data
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameG94BG80
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date12 October 2009 (15 years ago)25 July 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$43.99 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores48128
Core clock speed650 MHz600 MHz
Number of transistors505 million681 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt320 Watt
Texture fill rate15.6038.40
Floating-point processing power0.156 TFLOPS0.3456 TFLOPS
ROPs1624
TMUs2432

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 2.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Lengthno data522 mm
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 MB1536 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth57.6 GB/s76.8 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model4.04.0
OpenGL3.33.3
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA1.1+

Pros & cons summary


Recency 12 October 2009 25 July 2008
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 1536 MB
Chip lithography 55 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 320 Watt

GT 230 has an age advantage of 1 year, a 63.6% more advanced lithography process, and 326.7% lower power consumption.

Plex 1000 Model IV, on the other hand, has a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 230 and Quadro Plex 1000 Model IV. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GT 230 is a desktop card while Quadro Plex 1000 Model IV is a workstation one.


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NVIDIA GeForce GT 230
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NVIDIA Quadro Plex 1000 Model IV
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