Quadro NVS 285 vs GeForce GTX 470M

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking624not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency4.66no data
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameGF104NV44 A2
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date3 September 2010 (14 years ago)6 June 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$27.99

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 cores288no data
Core clock speed535 MHz275 MHz
Number of transistors1,950 million75 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm110 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt18 Watt
Texture fill rate25.681.100
Floating-point processing power0.6163 TFLOPSno data
ROPs242
TMUs484

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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 1.0 x16
Lengthno data168 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone
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 typeGDDR5DDR
Maximum RAM amount1536 MB128 MB
Memory bus width192 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz250 MHz
Memory bandwidth60.0 GB/s8 GB/s
Shared memory-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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DMS-59

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 API9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model5.13.0
OpenGL4.52.1
OpenCL1.1N/A
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+-

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 470M 1953
+4550%
NVS 285 42

Pros & cons summary


Recency 3 September 2010 6 June 2006
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 128 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 110 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 18 Watt

GTX 470M has an age advantage of 4 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 175% more advanced lithography process.

NVS 285, on the other hand, has 316.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 470M and Quadro NVS 285. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 470M is a notebook card while Quadro NVS 285 is a workstation one.


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