Quadro FX 4000 SDI vs GeForce GTX 295
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in the ranking | 753 | not rated |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.14 | no data |
Power efficiency | 0.76 | no data |
Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | Curie (2003−2013) |
GPU code name | GT200B | NV41 |
Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
Release date | 8 January 2009 (15 years ago) | 19 April 2004 (20 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $500 | $4,999 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 480 | no data |
CUDA cores per GPU | 240 | no data |
Core clock speed | 576 MHz | 425 MHz |
Number of transistors | 1,400 million | 190 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 130 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 289 Watt | 150 Watt |
Maximum GPU temperature | 105 °C | no data |
Texture fill rate | 46.08 | 5.100 |
Floating-point processing power | 0.5962 TFLOPS | no data |
ROPs | 28 | 8 |
TMUs | 80 | 12 |
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).
Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
Length | 267 mm | 214 mm |
Height | 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm) | no data |
Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 1x 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 type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
Maximum RAM amount | 1792 MB | 256 MB |
Standard memory config per GPU | 896 MB | no data |
Memory bus width | 896 Bit | 256 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 999 MHz | 500 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | 223.8 GB/s | 32 GB/s |
Memory interface width per GPU | 448 Bit | 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 | Two Dual Link DVIHDMI | 1x DVI, 4x SDI |
Multi monitor support | + | no data |
HDMI | + | - |
Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
Audio input for HDMI | S/PDIF | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR) | 128bit | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 9.0c (9_3) |
Shader Model | 4.0 | 3.0 |
OpenGL | 2.1 | 2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial) |
OpenCL | 1.1 | N/A |
Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
CUDA | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
Recency | 8 January 2009 | 19 April 2004 |
Maximum RAM amount | 1792 MB | 256 MB |
Chip lithography | 55 nm | 130 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 289 Watt | 150 Watt |
GTX 295 has an age advantage of 4 years, a 600% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 136.4% more advanced lithography process.
FX 4000 SDI, on the other hand, has 92.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 295 and Quadro FX 4000 SDI. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 295 is a desktop card while Quadro FX 4000 SDI is a workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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