Quadro FX 4500 X2 vs GRID K340
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GRID K340 and Quadro FX 4500 X2, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
K340 outperforms 4500 X2 by a whopping 416% 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 | 818 | 1272 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.02 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.99 | 0.30 |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Curie (2003−2013) |
| GPU code name | GK107 | G71 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 23 July 2013 (12 years ago) | 24 April 2006 (19 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $3,299 | $2,799 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
GRID K340 and FX 4500 X2 have a nearly equal value for money.
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 | 384 ×4 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 950 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,270 million | 278 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 145 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 30.40 ×4 | 12.00 ×2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.7296 TFLOPS ×4 | no data |
| ROPs | 8 ×4 | 16 ×2 |
| TMUs | 32 ×4 | 24 ×2 |
| L1 Cache | 32 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 128 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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | 305 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | 2x 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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB ×4 | 512 MB ×2 |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit ×4 | 256 Bit ×2 |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 605 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 28.8 GB/s ×4 | 38.72 GB/s ×2 |
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 | No outputs | 4x DVI |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | N/A |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | N/A |
| CUDA | 3.0 | - |
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 | 2.89 | 0.56 |
| Recency | 23 July 2013 | 24 April 2006 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 145 Watt |
GRID K340 has a 416.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.
FX 4500 X2, on the other hand, has 55.2% lower power consumption.
The GRID K340 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 4500 X2 in performance tests.
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