Quadro FX 3400 vs Quadro M2000
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 503 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.62 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 10.02 | no data |
| Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019) | Curie (2003−2013) |
| GPU code name | GM206 | NV45 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 8 April 2016 (10 years ago) | 28 June 2004 (22 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $437.75 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
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Performance to price scatter graph
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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 | 768 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 796 MHz | 350 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1163 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 2,940 million | 222 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 101 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 55.82 | 5.600 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.786 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 32 | 16 |
| TMUs | 48 | 16 |
| L1 Cache | 288 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 1024 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 3.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Length | 201 mm | no data |
| Width | 1" (2.5 cm) | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | 128 Bit | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1653 MHz | 450 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | Up to 106 GB/s | 28.8 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 | 4x DisplayPort | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
| Number of simultaneous displays | 4 | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| 3D Vision Pro | + | no data |
| Mosaic | + | no data |
| nView Desktop Management | + | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | N/A |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | N/A |
| CUDA | 5.2 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 8 April 2016 | 28 June 2004 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 101 Watt |
Quadro M2000 has an age advantage of 11 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 364% more advanced lithography process, and 35% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Quadro M2000 and Quadro FX 3400. We've got no test results to judge.
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