Sandy Bridge GT2+ vs Quadro FX 4400

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Curie (2003−2013)	Generation 6.0 (2011)
GPU code name	NV45	Sandy Bridge GT2+
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	28 July 2005 (18 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,399	no data
Current price	$192 (0.1x MSRP)	no data

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 cores	no data	96
Core clock speed	375 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	222 million	1,160 million
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	83 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	4.500	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).

Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	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 type	GDDR3	no data
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	1050 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	33.6 GB/s	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 Connectors

2x DVI, 1x S-Video

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API compatibility

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

DirectX	9.0c (9_3)	11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	3.0	4.1
OpenGL	2.1	3.1
OpenCL	N/A	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/A

Pros & cons summary

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Chip lithography

130 nm

32 nm

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