Quadro FX 4000 SDI vs FireStream 9170
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1019 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.14 | no data |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | Curie (2003−2013) |
| GPU code name | RV670 | NV41 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 8 November 2007 (18 years ago) | 19 April 2004 (22 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $4,999 |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 320 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 800 MHz | 425 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 666 million | 190 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 12.80 | 5.100 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.512 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 16 | 8 |
| TMUs | 16 | 12 |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 214 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | 32 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | 1x DVI, 4x SDI |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial) |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 8 November 2007 | 19 April 2004 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 150 Watt |
FireStream 9170 has an age advantage of 3 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 136% more advanced lithography process, and 43% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between FireStream 9170 and Quadro FX 4000 SDI. We've got no test results to judge.
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