Radeon HD 8750A vs Quadro FX 4600
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1083 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.61 | no data |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | GCN 1.0 (2011−2020) |
| GPU code name | G80 | Mars |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 5 March 2007 (17 years ago) | 2 February 2013 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,999 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 600 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 681 million | 950 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 134 Watt | 45 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 24.00 | 14.40 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.2304 TFLOPS | 0.4608 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 24 | 8 |
| TMUs | 24 | 24 |
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 | MXM-A (3.0) |
| Length | 229 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | MXM Module |
| 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 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 768 MB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 700 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 67.2 GB/s | 16 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 | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| 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 | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 5 March 2007 | 2 February 2013 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 768 MB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 134 Watt | 45 Watt |
HD 8750A has an age advantage of 5 years, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 197.8% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Quadro FX 4600 and Radeon HD 8750A. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro FX 4600 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon HD 8750A is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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