Quadro 4000 Mac Edition vs GeForce 9400 GT

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	Tesla (2006−2010)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	G96C	GF100
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	27 August 2008 (16 years ago)	12 June 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$79.99	$1,199

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.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	16	256
CUDA cores	16	no data
Core clock speed	550 MHz	475 MHz
Number of transistors	314 million	3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	142 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	4.400	15.20
Floating-point performance	0.0448 gflops	0.4864 gflops

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	PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	168 mm	241 mm
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin
SLI options	+	-

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	512 MB	1792 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	400 MHz	2808 MHz
Memory bandwidth	12.8 GB/s	89.86 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	Dual Link DVI	1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	S/PDIF	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	4.0	5.1
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.1
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	+	2.0

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	27 August 2008	12 June 2011
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	1792 MB
Chip lithography	55 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	142 Watt

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