Quadro 4000 Mac Edition vs GeForce 8400
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1438 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.58 | no data |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Fermi (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | G98 | GF100 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 4 December 2007 (17 years ago) | 12 June 2011 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $69.78 | $1,199 |
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 | 8 | 256 |
| Core clock speed | 540 MHz | 475 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 210 million | 3,100 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 142 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 4.320 | 15.20 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.0208 TFLOPS | 0.4864 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 32 |
| TMUs | 8 | 32 |
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 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 241 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | DDR2 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 1792 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 500 MHz | 702 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 8 GB/s | 89.86 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 DVI, 1x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | 1.1 | 2.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 December 2007 | 12 June 2011 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 1792 MB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 142 Watt |
GeForce 8400 has 468% lower power consumption.
4000 Mac Edition, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 600% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 62.5% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 8400 and Quadro 4000 Mac Edition. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 8400 is a desktop graphics card while Quadro 4000 Mac Edition is a workstation one.
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