NVS 290 vs FX 570

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Combined performance score

FX 570
0.60
+1.7%

FX 570 outperforms NVS 290 by 2% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking11601162
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameG84G86
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date12 September 2007 (16 years old)4 October 2007 (16 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 $149
Current price$173 (0.9x MSRP)$68 (0.5x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

FX 570 and NVS 290 have a nearly equal value for money.

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 cores1616
Core clock speed460 MHz459 MHz
Number of transistors289 million210 million
Manufacturing process technology80 nm80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)38 Watt21 Watt
Texture fill rate3.6803.672
Floating-point performance29.44 gflops29.376 gflops

Size and 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).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Length198 mm168 mm
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

Memory

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 typeDDR2DDR2
Maximum RAM amount256 MB256 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth12.8 GB/s6.4 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 Connectors2x DVI1x DMS-59

API support

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model4.04.0
OpenGL3.33.3
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA1.11.1

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 570 0.60
+1.7%
NVS 290 0.59

FX 570 outperforms NVS 290 by 2% in our combined 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 570 232
+1.8%
NVS 290 228

FX 570 outperforms NVS 290 by 2% in Passmark.

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


Performance score 0.60 0.59
Cost $199 $149
Power consumption (TDP) 38 Watt 21 Watt

We couldn't decide between Quadro FX 570 and Quadro NVS 290. The differences in performance seem too small.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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NVIDIA Quadro FX 570
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