Quadro FX 4800 Mac Edition vs GeForce GTS 250
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1046 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.07 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.69 | no data |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) |
| GPU code name | G92B | GT200B |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 4 March 2009 (16 years ago) | 11 November 2008 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $199 | $1,799 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 128 | 192 |
| Core clock speed | 738 MHz | 602 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 754 million | 1,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 44.93 | 38.53 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.3871 TFLOPS | 0.4623 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 24 |
| TMUs | 64 | 64 |
| L2 Cache | 64 KB | 192 KB |
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 | 229 mm | 267 mm |
| Height | 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 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 | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 1536 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1100 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 70.4 GB/s | 76.8 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 | Two Dual Link DVI | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | S/PDIF | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 3.0 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | + | 1.3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 March 2009 | 11 November 2008 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 1536 MB |
GTS 250 has an age advantage of 3 months.
FX 4800 Mac Edition, on the other hand, has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTS 250 and Quadro FX 4800 Mac Edition. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTS 250 is a desktop graphics card while Quadro FX 4800 Mac Edition is a workstation one.
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