Tesla T10 Processor vs Quadro NVS 440
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1451 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.22 | no data |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) |
| GPU code name | NV43 A4 | GT200B |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 14 February 2006 (18 years ago) | 9 April 2009 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $96.99 | no data |
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 cores | no data | 240 |
| Core clock speed | 250 MHz | 610 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 146 million | 1,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 110 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 31 Watt | 188 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 2.000 | 48.80 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.6221 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 32 |
| TMUs | 8 | 80 |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 187 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
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 type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 512 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 250 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 8 GB/s | 102.4 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 Connectors | 2x DMS-59 | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | - | 1.3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 14 February 2006 | 9 April 2009 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 110 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 31 Watt | 188 Watt |
NVS 440 has 506.5% lower power consumption.
Tesla T10 Processor, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Quadro NVS 440 and Tesla T10 Processor. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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