Quadro NVS 280 PCIe vs Quadro FX 1400

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1307not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.40no data
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Rankine (2003−2005)
GPU code nameNV41NV37
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date9 August 2004 (20 years ago)25 May 2004 (20 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$799 no data

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.

Core clock speed350 MHz275 MHz
Number of transistors222 million45 million
Manufacturing process technology130 nm150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt13 Watt
Texture fill rate4.2001.100
ROPs84
TMUs124

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 data168 mm
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeDDRDDR
Maximum RAM amount128 MB64 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed300 MHz250 MHz
Memory bandwidth19.2 GB/s8 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-Video1x DMS-59

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)9.0a
Shader Model3.0no data
OpenGL2.11.5 (2.1)
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 9 August 2004 25 May 2004
Maximum RAM amount 128 MB 64 MB
Chip lithography 130 nm 150 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 13 Watt

FX 1400 has an age advantage of 2 months, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 15.4% more advanced lithography process.

NVS 280 PCIe, on the other hand, has 323.1% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Quadro FX 1400 and Quadro NVS 280 PCIe. We've got no test results to judge.


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NVIDIA Quadro FX 1400
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