NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 X2 vs NVIDIA Quadro NVS 290
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | G71 | G86 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | QDFX-4500X2-N-A2 | — |
| Architecture | Curie | Tesla |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 90 nm | 80 nm |
| Number of transistors | 278 million | 210 million |
| Die size | 196 mm² | 127 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Apr 24th, 2006 | Oct 4th, 2007 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Quadro FX | Quadro NVS |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 2,799 USD | 149 USD |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 26 in our database | 26 in our database |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 500 MHz | 459 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 605 MHz 1210 Mbps effective | 400 MHz 800 Mbps effective |
| Shader clock | — | 918 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 512 MB | 256 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | DDR2 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 38.72 GB/s | 6.400 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 24 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 8 | — |
| TMUs | 24 | 8 |
| ROPs | 16 | 4 |
| Shading units | — | 16 |
| SM count | — | 2 |
| Cache L2 | — | 16 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 8.000 GPixel/s | 1.836 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 1.000 GVertices/s | — |
| Texture rate | 12.00 GTexel/s | 3.672 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | — | 29.38 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 305 mm 12 inches | 168 mm 6.6 inches |
| Width | 111 mm 4.4 inches | — |
| TDP | 145 W | 21 W |
| Suggested PSU | 300 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 4x DVI | 1x DMS-59 |
| Power connectors | 2x 6-pin | None |
| Board number | P278 | P538 |
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 |
