NVIDIA NVS 300 vs NVIDIA Quadro NVS 420
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GT218 | G98 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | GT218-670-B1 | — |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 | Tesla |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 65 nm |
| Number of transistors | 260 million | 210 million |
| Die size | 57 mm² | 86 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Jan 8th, 2011 | Jan 20th, 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | NVS | Quadro NVS |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 109 USD | — |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 26 in our database | 26 in our database |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 520 MHz | 550 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1230 MHz | 1400 MHz |
| Memory clock | 790 MHz 1580 Mbps effective | 700 MHz 1400 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 512 MB | 256 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 12.64 GB/s | 11.20 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 16 | 8 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 8 | 4 |
| ROPs | 4 | 4 |
| SM count | 2 | 1 |
| Cache L2 | 32 KB | 16 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 2.080 GPixel/s | 2.200 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 4.160 GTexel/s | 2.200 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 39.36 GFLOPS | 22.40 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 145 mm 5.7 inches | — |
| TDP | 18 W | 40 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 1x DMS-59 | No outputs |
| Power connectors | None | None |
| Board number | P1035 | P737 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 11.1 (10_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| CUDA | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Shader model | 4.1 | 4.0 |
