Quadro NVS 280 PCI vs GeForce 8400 GS Rev. 3
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1548 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 0.12 |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | Rankine (2003−2005) |
| GPU code name | GT218 | NV34 B1 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 12 July 2010 (15 years ago) | 28 October 2003 (21 years ago) |
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 | 16 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 520 MHz | 275 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 260 million | 45 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 150 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 13 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 4.160 | 1.100 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.03936 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 4 | 2 |
| TMUs | 8 | 4 |
| L2 Cache | 32 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 2.0 x16 | PCI |
| Length | 170 mm | 168 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
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 | DDR2 | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 64 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 400 MHz | 250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 6.4 GB/s | 8 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 | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video | 1x DMS-59 |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 9.0a |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 1.5 (2.1) |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | 1.2 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 12 July 2010 | 28 October 2003 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 64 MB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 150 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 13 Watt |
8400 GS Rev. 3 has an age advantage of 6 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 275% more advanced lithography process.
NVS 280 PCI, on the other hand, has 92.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 8400 GS Rev. 3 and Quadro NVS 280 PCI. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 8400 GS Rev. 3 is a desktop graphics card while Quadro NVS 280 PCI is a workstation one.
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