NVIDIA Quadro 400 vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 3450
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GT216 | NV41 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | GT216 GL | NV41 GL |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 | Curie |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 130 nm |
| Number of transistors | 486 million | 222 million |
| Die size | 100 mm² | 225 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Apr 5th, 2011 | Jul 28th, 2005 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Quadro | Quadro FX |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 169 USD | — |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 26 in our database | 26 in our database |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 450 MHz | 425 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1125 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | 770 MHz 1540 Mbps effective | 500 MHz 1000 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 512 MB | 256 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 12.32 GB/s | 32.00 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 48 | — |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 16 | 12 |
| ROPs | 8 | 12 |
| SM count | 6 | — |
| Cache L2 | 32 KB | — |
| Pixel shaders | — | 12 |
| Vertex shaders | — | 5 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 3.600 GPixel/s | 5.100 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 7.200 GTexel/s | 5.100 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 108.0 GFLOPS | — |
| Vertex rate | — | 531.3 MVertices/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 163 mm 6.4 inches | 226 mm 8.9 inches |
| Width | 69 mm 2.7 inches | 111 mm 4.4 inches |
| TDP | 32 W | 83 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 250 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x DisplayPort | 2x DVI1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin |
| Board number | P1052 | P317 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 9.0c (9_3) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 2.1 (full) 3.0 (partial) |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| CUDA | 1.2 | — |
| Shader model | 4.1 | 3.0 |
