Quadro NVS 285 vs GeForce RTX 3070 Max-Q
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1510 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 0.43 |
| Architecture | Ampere (2020−2025) | Curie (2003−2013) |
| GPU code name | GA104 | NV44 A2 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 12 January 2021 (4 years ago) | 6 June 2006 (19 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $27.99 |
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 | 5120 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 780 MHz | 275 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1290 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 17,400 million | 75 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 8 nm | 110 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 18 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 206.4 | 1.100 |
| Floating-point processing power | 13.21 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 80 | 2 |
| TMUs | 160 | 4 |
| Tensor Cores | 160 | no data |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 40 | no data |
| L1 Cache | 5 MB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 4 MB | no 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).
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 168 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
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 | GDDR6 | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 128 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1500 MHz | 250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 384.0 GB/s | 8 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
| Resizable BAR | + | - |
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 | No outputs | 1x DMS-59 |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | N/A |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | N/A |
| CUDA | 8.6 | - |
| DLSS | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 12 January 2021 | 6 June 2006 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 128 MB |
| Chip lithography | 8 nm | 110 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 18 Watt |
RTX 3070 Max-Q has an age advantage of 14 years, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1275% more advanced lithography process.
NVS 285, on the other hand, has 344.4% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce RTX 3070 Max-Q and Quadro NVS 285. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce RTX 3070 Max-Q is a notebook graphics card while Quadro NVS 285 is a workstation one.
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