Quadro FX 4000 SDI vs GeForce PCX 4300

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Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureCelsius (1999−2005)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameNV19NV41
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date19 February 2004 (20 years ago)19 April 2004 (20 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$4,999

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.

Core clock speed250 MHz425 MHz
Number of transistors29 million190 million
Manufacturing process technology150 nm130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data150 Watt
Texture fill rate0.55.100
ROPs28
TMUs212

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 1.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Lengthno data214 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-pin

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 typeDDRGDDR3
Maximum RAM amount64 MB256 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed166 MHz500 MHz
Memory bandwidth2.656 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video1x DVI, 4x SDI

API compatibility

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

DirectX8.09.0c (9_3)
Shader Modelno data3.0
OpenGL1.32.0 (full) 2.1 (partial)
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 19 February 2004 19 April 2004
Maximum RAM amount 64 MB 256 MB
Chip lithography 150 nm 130 nm

FX 4000 SDI has an age advantage of 2 months, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 15.4% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce PCX 4300 and Quadro FX 4000 SDI. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce PCX 4300 is a desktop card while Quadro FX 4000 SDI is a workstation one.


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NVIDIA GeForce PCX 4300
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