NVIDIA Quadro FX 4000 vs NVIDIA Quadro NVS 420
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | NV40 | G98 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | NV40 GL | — |
| Architecture | Curie | Tesla |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 130 nm | 65 nm |
| Number of transistors | 222 million | 210 million |
| Die size | 287 mm² | 86 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Apr 1st, 2004 | Jan 20th, 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Quadro FX | Quadro NVS |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 2,199 USD | — |
| Interface | AGP 8x | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 26 in our database | 26 in our database |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 375 MHz | 550 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 500 MHz 1000 Mbps effective | 700 MHz 1400 Mbps effective |
| Shader clock | — | 1400 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 256 MB | 256 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 32.00 GB/s | 11.20 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 16 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 6 | — |
| TMUs | 16 | 4 |
| ROPs | 16 | 4 |
| Shading units | — | 8 |
| SM count | — | 1 |
| Cache L2 | — | 16 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 6.000 GPixel/s | 2.200 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 562.5 MVertices/s | — |
| Texture rate | 6.000 GTexel/s | 2.200 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | — | 22.40 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 214 mm 8.4 inches | — |
| Width | 111 mm 4.4 inches | — |
| TDP | 142 W | 40 W |
| Suggested PSU | 300 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video | No outputs |
| Power connectors | 2x Molex | None |
| Board number | P201 | P737 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 11.1 (10_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | — | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| CUDA | — | 1.1 |
