Atari VCS 400 GPU vs Quadro FX 4600 SDI
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | GCN 5.0 (2017−2020) |
| GPU code name | G80 | Banded Kestrel |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 5 March 2007 (18 years ago) | 14 December 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $5,999 | $249 |
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 | 96 | 192 |
| Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1201 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 681 million | 4,940 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 154 Watt | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 24.00 | 14.41 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.2304 TFLOPS | 0.4612 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 24 | 4 |
| TMUs | 24 | 12 |
| L2 Cache | 96 KB | 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 | IGP |
| Length | 229 mm | 295 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 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 | GDDR3 | DDR4 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 768 MB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 700 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 67.2 GB/s | 38.4 GB/s |
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 | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2 |
| CUDA | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 5 March 2007 | 14 December 2020 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 768 MB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 154 Watt | 15 Watt |
Atari VCS 400 GPU has an age advantage of 13 years, a 433.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 926.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Quadro FX 4600 SDI and Atari VCS 400 GPU. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro FX 4600 SDI is a workstation graphics card while Atari VCS 400 GPU is a desktop one.
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