Quadro NVS 280 PCIe vs GeForce 9500 GS

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1275not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.99no data
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Rankine (2003−2005)
GPU code nameG96NV37
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date29 July 2008 (17 years ago)25 May 2004 (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 cores32no data
Core clock speed550 MHz275 MHz
Number of transistors314 million45 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)40 Watt13 Watt
Texture fill rate8.8001.100
Floating-point processing power0.088 TFLOPSno data
ROPs84
TMUs164
L2 Cache32 KBno 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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Lengthno data168 mm
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeDDR2DDR
Maximum RAM amount512 MB64 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed504 MHz250 MHz
Memory bandwidth16.13 GB/s8 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-Video1x DMS-59

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.1 (10_0)9.0a
Shader Model4.0no data
OpenGL3.31.5 (2.1)
OpenCL1.1N/A
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA1.1-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 29 July 2008 25 May 2004
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 64 MB
Chip lithography 65 nm 150 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 40 Watt 13 Watt

9500 GS has an age advantage of 4 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 130.8% more advanced lithography process.

NVS 280 PCIe, on the other hand, has 207.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce 9500 GS and Quadro NVS 280 PCIe. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce 9500 GS is a desktop graphics card while Quadro NVS 280 PCIe is a workstation one.

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NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GS
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