Quadro FX 4500 SDI vs HD Graphics 4000

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1060not rated
Place by popularity46not in top-100
Power efficiency1.89no data
ArchitectureGeneration 7.0 (2012−2013)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameIvy Bridge GT2G70
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date14 May 2012 (12 years ago)30 January 2006 (18 years ago)

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 cores128no data
Core clock speed650 MHz430 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,200 million302 million
Manufacturing process technology22 nm110 nm
Power consumption (TDP)unknown116 Watt
Texture fill rate16.0010.32
Floating-point processing power0.256 TFLOPSno data
ROPs216
TMUs1624

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).

InterfaceRing BusPCIe 1.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
WidthIGP3-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeSystem SharedGDDR3
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared512 MB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared256 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared525 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data33.6 GB/s
Shared memory+-

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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependent2x DVI, 1x S-Video

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Quick Sync+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (11_0)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model5.03.0
OpenGL4.02.1
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan+N/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 14 May 2012 30 January 2006
Chip lithography 22 nm 110 nm

HD Graphics 4000 has an age advantage of 6 years, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between HD Graphics 4000 and Quadro FX 4500 SDI. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that HD Graphics 4000 is a desktop card while Quadro FX 4500 SDI is a workstation one.


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