Quadro FX 4400 vs GeForce 6800 Ultra

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Curie (2003−2013)	Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code name	NV45	NV45
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	26 July 2004 (19 years ago)	28 July 2005 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$499	$2,399
Current price	$300 (0.6x MSRP)	$192 (0.1x MSRP)

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Core clock speed	425 MHz	375 MHz
Number of transistors	222 million	222 million
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	81 Watt	83 Watt
Texture fill rate	6.800	4.500

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 1.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	197 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 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	GDDR3	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	512 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1100 MHz	1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth	35.2 GB/s	33.6 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 Connectors

2x DVI, 1x S-Video

2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX	9.0c (9_3)	9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model	3.0	3.0
OpenGL	2.1	2.1
OpenCL	N/A	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/A

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	26 July 2004	28 July 2005
Cost	$499	$2399
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	512 MB
Power consumption (TDP)	81 Watt	83 Watt

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