Quadro FX 4700 X2 vs FirePro W4300

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro W4300 and Quadro FX 4700 X2, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

FirePro W4300
2015
4 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
7.51
+329%

W4300 outperforms FX 4700 X2 by a whopping 329% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking530927
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.01
Power efficiency10.300.53
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameBonaireG92
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date1 December 2015 (9 years ago)18 April 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$2,999

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 cores768128
Core clock speed930 MHz600 MHz
Number of transistors2,080 million754 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt226 Watt
Texture fill rate44.6438.40
Floating-point processing power1.428 TFLOPS0.384 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs4864

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 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length171 mm267 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount4 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s51.2 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 Connectors4x mini-DisplayPort2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model6.34.0
OpenGL4.63.3
OpenCL2.01.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDA-1.1

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 W4300 7.51
+329%
FX 4700 X2 1.75

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 W4300 2894
+328%
FX 4700 X2 676

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 7.51 1.75
Recency 1 December 2015 18 April 2008
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 226 Watt

FirePro W4300 has a 329.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 132.1% more advanced lithography process, and 352% lower power consumption.

The FirePro W4300 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 4700 X2 in performance tests.


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