FirePro W4150M vs Quadro NVS 285

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking	1528	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	0.47	no data
Architecture	Curie (2003−2013)	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code name	NV44 A2	Mars
Market segment	Workstation	Workstation
Release date	6 June 2006 (20 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$27.99	no data

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	no data	384
Core clock speed	275 MHz	800 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	850 MHz
Number of transistors	75 million	950 million
Manufacturing process technology	110 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	1.100	20.40
ROPs	2	8
TMUs	4	24

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 1.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Length	168 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	MXM Module
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	DDR	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	128 MB	1 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	250 MHz	4 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	8 GB/s	64 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

1x DMS-59

Portable Device Dependent

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	9.0c (9_3)	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	3.0	6.5 (5.1)
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	N/A	2.1 (1.2)
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.170

Pros & cons summary

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Maximum RAM amount	128 MB	1 GB
Chip lithography	110 nm	28 nm