NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 Low Power vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 4400
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GM206 | NV45 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | GM206-251-A1 | NV45 GL |
| Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 | Curie |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 28 nm | 130 nm |
| Number of transistors | 2,940 million | 222 million |
| Die size | 228 mm² | 287 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Mar 1st, 2016 | Jul 28th, 2005 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 900 | Quadro FX |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 159 USD | 2,399 USD |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 76 in our database | 26 in our database |
| Predecessor | GeForce 700 | — |
| Successor | GeForce 10 | — |
Clocks
| Base clock | 1026 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 1190 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | 1653 MHz 6.6 Gbps effective | 525 MHz 1050 Mbps effective |
| GPU clock | — | 375 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 2 GB | 512 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 105.8 GB/s | 33.60 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 768 | — |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 48 | 16 |
| ROPs | 32 | 16 |
| SMM count | 6 | — |
| Cache L1 | 48 KB (per SMM) | — |
| Cache L2 | 1024 KB | — |
| Pixel shaders | — | 16 |
| Vertex shaders | — | 6 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 38.08 GPixel/s | 6.000 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 57.12 GTexel/s | 6.000 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 1.828 TFLOPS | — |
| FP64 (double) performance | 57.12 GFLOPS (1:32) | — |
| Vertex rate | — | 562.5 MVertices/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 202 mm 8 inches | — |
| TDP | 75 W | 83 W |
| Suggested PSU | 250 W | 250 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI3x DisplayPort | 2x DVI1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin |
| Width | — | 111 mm 4.4 inches |
| Board number | — | P201, P214 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 9.0c (9_3) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | — |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | — |
| CUDA | 5.2 | — |
| Shader model | 6.4 | 3.0 |
