Radeon RX Vega 11 Mobile vs Quadro4 980 XGL
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Kelvin (2001−2003) | GCN 5.0 (2017−2020) |
| GPU code name | NV28 A2 | Picasso |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 12 November 2002 (21 year ago) | 22 October 2019 (4 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | no data | 704 |
| Core clock speed | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1400 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 36 million | 4,940 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 150 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 2.400 | 61.60 |
| Floating-point performance | no data | 1.971 gflops |
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 | AGP 8x | IGP |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| 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 | DDR | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 650 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 10.4 GB/s | no data |
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 DVI, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 8.1 | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 1.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 12 November 2002 | 22 October 2019 |
| Chip lithography | 150 nm | 14 nm |
RX Vega 11 Mobile has an age advantage of 16 years, and a 971.4% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Quadro4 980 XGL and Radeon RX Vega 11 Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro4 980 XGL is a workstation card while Radeon RX Vega 11 Mobile is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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