Quadro FX 4500 X2 vs FX 4500

Place in performance ranking	1165	1158
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Curie (2003−2013)	Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code name	G70	G71
Market segment	Workstation	Workstation
Release date	28 July 2005 (18 years ago)	24 April 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,499	$2,799
Current price	$115 (0x MSRP)	$300 (0.1x MSRP)

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

FX 4500 and FX 4500 X2 have a nearly equal value for money.

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.

Core clock speed	430 MHz	500 MHz
Number of transistors	302 million	278 million
Manufacturing process technology	110 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	109 Watt	145 Watt
Texture fill rate	10.32	12.00

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	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	267 mm	305 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	2x 6-pin

Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	512 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1050 MHz	1210 MHz
Memory bandwidth	33.6 GB/s	38.72 GB/s

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

4x DVI

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	9.0c (9_3)	9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model	3.0	3.0
OpenGL	2.1	2.1
OpenCL	N/A	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/A

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. 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.

FX 4500 0.59

FX 4500 X2 0.61
+3.4%

FX 4500 X2 outperforms FX 4500 by 3% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of 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: 25%

FX 4500 227

FX 4500 X2 236
+4%

FX 4500 X2 outperforms FX 4500 by 4% in Passmark.