Quadro2 Go vs Quadro FX 3400

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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
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Celsius (1999−2005)
GPU code nameNV45NV11 B3
Market segmentWorkstationMobile workstation
Release date28 June 2004 (20 years ago)14 August 2001 (23 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.

Core clock speed350 MHz143 MHz
Number of transistors222 million20 million
Manufacturing process technology130 nm180 nm
Power consumption (TDP)101 Wattno data
Texture fill rate5.6000.29
ROPs162
TMUs162

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 x16AGP 4x
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

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 typeGDDR3DDR
Maximum RAM amount256 MB32 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed450 MHz181 MHz
Memory bandwidth28.8 GB/s2.896 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 VGA

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)7.0
Shader Model3.0no data
OpenGL2.11.2
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 28 June 2004 14 August 2001
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 32 MB
Chip lithography 130 nm 180 nm

FX 3400 has an age advantage of 2 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 38.5% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Quadro FX 3400 and Quadro2 Go. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Quadro FX 3400 is a workstation card while Quadro2 Go is a mobile workstation one.


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