Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
AMD FirePro M4150 vs NVIDIA Quadro CX
- Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
- Core clock speed 602 MHz
- Max video memory 1536 MB
- Memory type GDDR3
- Memory clock speed 1600 MHz
- Maximum resolution
- Interface PCIe 3.0 x8
- Core clock speed 715 MHz
- Max video memory 1024 MB
- Memory type GDDR5
- Memory clock speed 4000 MHz
- Maximum resolution
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in performance rating | 739 | 738 |
Value for money | 0.12 | 0.14 |
Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
GPU code name | GT200B | Opal |
Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
Release date | 11 November 2008 (14 years old) | 16 October 2013 (9 years old) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $1,999 | no data |
Current price | $199 (0.1x MSRP) | $180 |
Technical specs
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 | 192 | 384 |
Core clock speed | 602 MHz | 715 MHz |
Number of transistors | 1,400 million | 950 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 28 nm |
Thermal design power (TDP) | 150 Watt | no data |
Texture fill rate | 38.53 | 17.16 |
Floating-point performance | 462.3 gflops | 549.1 gflops |
Dimensions and compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
Length | 267 mm | no data |
Width | 2-slot | MXM Module |
Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | no data |
Memory
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
Maximum RAM amount | 1536 MB | 1 GB |
Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 128 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 1600 MHz | 4000 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 64 GB/s |
Video outputs and ports
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 | 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
API support
APIs supported, including particular versions of those APIs.
DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 (11_1) |
Shader Model | 4.0 | 5.1 |
OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
CUDA | 1.3 | no data |
Benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. Note that overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.
Overall score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
- Passmark
Passmark
This is probably the most ubiquitous benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Benchmark coverage: 24%
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Advantages and disadvantages
Recency | 11 November 2008 | 16 October 2013 |
Memory bus width | 384 | 128 |
Memory bandwidth | 76.8 | 64 |
Pipelines / CUDA cores | 192 | 384 |
Chip lithography | 55 nm | 28 nm |
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The differences in performance seem too small.
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Competitors of Quadro CX by AMD
We believe that the nearest equivalent to Quadro CX from AMD is FirePro M4150, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 1 position in our rating.
Here are some closest AMD rivals to Quadro CX:
Competitors of FirePro M4150 by NVIDIA
We believe that the nearest equivalent to FirePro M4150 from NVIDIA is Quadro CX, which is nearly equal in speed and is lower by 1 position in our rating.
Here are some closest NVIDIA rivals to FirePro M4150:
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