AMD Radeon R9 255 OEM vs NVIDIA Quadro 4000
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Cape Verde | GF100 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Cape Verde PRX | GF100-825-A3 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 | Fermi |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Number of transistors | 1,500 million | 3,100 million |
| Die size | 123 mm² | 529 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Dec 21st, 2013 | Nov 2nd, 2010 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Volcanic Islands | Quadro |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Predecessor | Sea Islands | — |
| Successor | Pirate Islands | — |
| Launch price | — | 1,199 USD |
| Reviews | — | 26 in our database |
Clocks
| Base clock | 900 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 930 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | 1150 MHz 4.6 Gbps effective | 702 MHz 2.8 Gbps effective |
| GPU clock | — | 475 MHz |
| Shader clock | — | 950 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 2 GB | 2 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 73.60 GB/s | 89.86 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 512 | 256 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 32 | 32 |
| ROPs | 16 | 32 |
| Compute units | 8 | — |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | 64 KB (per SM) |
| Cache L2 | 256 KB | 512 KB |
| SM count | — | 8 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 14.88 GPixel/s | 7.600 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 29.76 GTexel/s | 15.20 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 952.3 GFLOPS | 486.4 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 59.52 GFLOPS (1:16) | 243.2 GFLOPS (1:2) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 65 W | 142 W |
| Suggested PSU | 250 W | 300 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | 1x DVI2x DisplayPort |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin |
| Board number | C750 | P1031 |
| Length | — | 241 mm 9.5 inches |
| Width | — | 111 mm 4.4 inches |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (11_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | — |
| Shader model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| CUDA | — | 2.0 |
