Quadro NVS 295 vs GeForce GTX 280

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking729not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.11no data
Power efficiency1.03no data
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameGT200G98
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date16 June 2008 (16 years ago)7 May 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$649 $54.50

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 cores2408
Core clock speed602 MHz540 MHz
Number of transistors1,400 million210 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)236 Watt23 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate48.164.320
Floating-point processing power0.6221 TFLOPS0.0208 TFLOPS
ROPs324
TMUs808

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 mm168 mm
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinNone
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 amount1 GB256 MB
Memory bus width512 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1107 MHz695 MHz
Memory bandwidth141.7 GB/s11.12 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 ConnectorsHDTVDual Link DVI2x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support+no data
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)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model4.04.0
OpenGL2.13.3
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+1.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.



Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 280 1299
+1282%
NVS 295 94

Pros & cons summary


Recency 16 June 2008 7 May 2009
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 256 MB
Power consumption (TDP) 236 Watt 23 Watt

GTX 280 has a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.

NVS 295, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 months, and 926.1% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 280 and Quadro NVS 295. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 280 is a desktop card while Quadro NVS 295 is a workstation one.


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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280
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