Quadro FX Go1400 vs FirePro W9000
Aggregate performance score
We've compared FirePro W9000 with Quadro FX Go1400, including specs and performance data.
W9000 outperforms Go1400 by a whopping 6033% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 390 | 1424 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.41 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 4.13 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Curie (2003−2013) |
| GPU code name | Tahiti | NV41 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 14 June 2012 (13 years ago) | 25 February 2005 (20 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $3,999 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 cores | 2048 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 975 MHz | 275 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4,313 million | 222 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 350 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 124.8 | 2.200 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.994 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 32 | 8 |
| TMUs | 128 | 8 |
| L1 Cache | 512 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 768 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).
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | MXM-III |
| Length | 279 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Form factor | full height / full length | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | no data |
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 | GDDR5 | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1375 MHz | 295 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 264 GB/s | 18.88 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 | 6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x SDI | No outputs |
| StereoOutput3D | + | - |
| Dual-link DVI support | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | N/A |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
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 | 14.72 | 0.24 |
| Recency | 14 June 2012 | 25 February 2005 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 130 nm |
FirePro W9000 has a 6033.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.
The FirePro W9000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX Go1400 in performance tests.
Be aware that FirePro W9000 is a workstation graphics card while Quadro FX Go1400 is a mobile workstation one.
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