Quadro FX 3400 vs GeForce 9200
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1347 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.77 | no data |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Curie (2003−2013) |
| GPU code name | C78 | NV45 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 6 May 2008 (18 years ago) | 28 June 2004 (22 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 | 16 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 350 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 210 million | 222 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 80 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 40 Watt | 101 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 4.000 | 5.600 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.0384 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 4 | 16 |
| TMUs | 8 | 16 |
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 | PCI | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Width | IGP | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | System Shared | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 450 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 28.8 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | - |
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 | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 6 May 2008 | 28 June 2004 |
| Chip lithography | 80 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 40 Watt | 101 Watt |
GeForce 9200 has an age advantage of 3 years, a 63% more advanced lithography process, and 153% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 9200 and Quadro FX 3400. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 9200 is a desktop graphics card while Quadro FX 3400 is a workstation one.
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