Quadro4 700 XGL vs GeForce 705A
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) | Kelvin (2001−2003) |
| GPU code name | GF119 | NV25 A2 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 1 October 2013 (12 years ago) | 19 February 2002 (24 years ago) |
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 | 48 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 738 MHz | 275 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 292 million | 63 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 150 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 5.904 | 2.200 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.1417 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 4 | 8 |
| TMUs | 8 | 8 |
| L1 Cache | 64 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 128 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 | AGP 4x |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | DDR3 | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 64 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 225 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s | 7.2 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 | No outputs | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 8.1 |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | 2.1 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 October 2013 | 19 February 2002 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 64 MB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 150 nm |
GeForce 705A has an age advantage of 11 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 275% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 705A and Quadro4 700 XGL. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 705A is a notebook graphics card while Quadro4 700 XGL is a workstation one.
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