Quadro FX 4000 SDI vs GeForce GTX 260

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking749not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.16no data
Power efficiency1.21no data
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameGT200NV41
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date16 June 2008 (16 years ago)19 April 2004 (20 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$449 $4,999

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 cores192no data
Core clock speed576 MHz425 MHz
Number of transistors1,400 million190 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)182 Watt150 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate36.865.100
Floating-point processing power0.4769 TFLOPSno data
ROPs288
TMUs6412

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
Length267 mm214 mm
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin1x 6-pin
SLI options+-

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 amount896 MB256 MB
Memory bus width448 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed999 MHz500 MHz
Memory bandwidth111.9 GB/s32 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 ConnectorsDual Link DVIHDTV1x DVI, 4x SDI
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model4.03.0
OpenGL2.12.0 (full) 2.1 (partial)
OpenCL1.1N/A
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 16 June 2008 19 April 2004
Maximum RAM amount 896 MB 256 MB
Chip lithography 65 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 182 Watt 150 Watt

GTX 260 has an age advantage of 4 years, a 250% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

FX 4000 SDI, on the other hand, has 21.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 260 and Quadro FX 4000 SDI. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 260 is a desktop card while Quadro FX 4000 SDI is a workstation one.


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