NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500 vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 380
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | G71 | G96 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | QDFX-1500-N-A2 | — |
| Architecture | Curie | Tesla |
| Foundry | TSMC | UMC |
| Manufacturing process | 90 nm | 65 nm |
| Number of transistors | 278 million | 314 million |
| Die size | 196 mm² | 144 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Apr 20th, 2006 | Mar 30th, 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Quadro FX | Quadro FX |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 699 USD | 129 USD |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 26 in our database | 26 in our database |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 325 MHz | 450 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 625 MHz 1250 Mbps effective | 700 MHz 1400 Mbps effective |
| Shader clock | — | 1100 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 256 MB | 256 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 40.00 GB/s | 22.40 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 16 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 6 | — |
| TMUs | 16 | 8 |
| ROPs | 16 | 8 |
| Shading units | — | 16 |
| SM count | — | 2 |
| Cache L2 | — | 32 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 5.200 GPixel/s | 3.600 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 487.5 MVertices/s | — |
| Texture rate | 5.200 GTexel/s | 3.600 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | — | 35.20 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 173 mm 6.8 inches | 198 mm 7.8 inches |
| Width | 111 mm 4.4 inches | 111 mm 4.4 inches |
| TDP | 65 W | 34 W |
| Suggested PSU | 250 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video | 2x DVI |
| Power connectors | None | None |
| Board number | P455 | P977 |
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 |
