Quadro NVS 280 PCI vs Radeon Graphics 512SP
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1578 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 0.12 |
| Architecture | GCN 5.1 (2018−2022) | Rankine (2003−2005) |
| GPU code name | Renoir | NV34 B1 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 7 March 2020 (6 years ago) | 28 October 2003 (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 | 512 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 400 MHz | 275 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2100 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 9,800 million | 45 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 150 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 13 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 67.20 | 1.100 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.15 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 8 | 2 |
| TMUs | 32 | 4 |
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 | IGP | PCI |
| Length | no data | 168 mm |
| Width | IGP | 1-slot |
| 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 | System Shared | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 64 MB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 8 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | no data |
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 | Motherboard Dependent | 1x DMS-59 |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 9.0a |
| Shader Model | 6.7 (6.4) | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 1.5 (2.1) |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | N/A |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 7 March 2020 | 28 October 2003 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 150 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 13 Watt |
Graphics 512SP has an age advantage of 16 years, and a 2043% more advanced lithography process.
NVS 280 PCI, on the other hand, has 15% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon Graphics 512SP and Quadro NVS 280 PCI. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon Graphics 512SP is a desktop graphics card while Quadro NVS 280 PCI is a workstation one.
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