Quadro Plex 2200 S4 vs GeForce GTX 680

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Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking340not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.17no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code nameGK104GT200B
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date22 March 2012 (12 years ago)25 July 2008 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499 no data
Current price$156 (0.3x MSRP)no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores1536240
CUDA cores1536no data
Core clock speed1006 MHz648 MHz
Boost clock speed1058 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,540 million1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)195 Watt600 Watt
Texture fill rate128.8 billion/sec51.84
Floating-point performance3,090.4 gflops4x 622.1 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 supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length10.0" (25.4 cm)522 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsTwo 6-pinno data
SLI options+no data

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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount2048 MB4 GB
Memory bus width256-bit GDDR5512 Bit
Memory clock speed6000 MHz1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.2 GB/s102.4 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPortNo outputs
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI+no data
HDCP+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model5.14.0
OpenGL4.23.3
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA+1.3

Pros & cons summary


Recency 22 March 2012 25 July 2008
Maximum RAM amount 2048 MB 4 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 195 Watt 600 Watt

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 680 and Quadro Plex 2200 S4. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 680 is a desktop card while Quadro Plex 2200 S4 is a workstation one.


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