Quadro FX 4500 X2 vs FirePro 2270

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro 2270 and Quadro FX 4500 X2, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

FirePro 2270
2011
512 MB GDDR3, 15 Watt
0.37

FX 4500 X2 outperforms 2270 by an impressive 65% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking12731200
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.690.29
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameCedarG71
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date31 January 2011 (13 years ago)24 April 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$2,799

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores80no data
Core clock speed600 MHz500 MHz
Number of transistors292 million278 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt145 Watt
Texture fill rate4.80012.00
Floating-point processing power0.096 TFLOPSno data
ROPs416
TMUs824

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Length170 mm305 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone2x 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 typeGDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount512 MB512 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed600 MHz605 MHz
Memory bandwidth9.6 GB/s38.72 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x DMS-594x DVI

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model5.03.0
OpenGL4.42.1
OpenCL1.2N/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FirePro 2270 0.37
FX 4500 X2 0.61
+64.9%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

FirePro 2270 142
FX 4500 X2 236
+66.2%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.37 0.61
Recency 31 January 2011 24 April 2006
Chip lithography 40 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 145 Watt

FirePro 2270 has an age advantage of 4 years, a 125% more advanced lithography process, and 866.7% lower power consumption.

FX 4500 X2, on the other hand, has a 64.9% higher aggregate performance score.

The Quadro FX 4500 X2 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro 2270 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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