400 vs FX 580

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General info

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

Place in performance rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code nameG96CGT216
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date9 April 2009 (14 years old)5 April 2011 (12 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 $169
Current price$84 (0.4x MSRP)$217 (1.3x MSRP)

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 cores3248
Core clock speed450 MHz450 MHz
Number of transistors314 million486 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)40 Watt32 Watt
Texture fill rate7.2007.200
Floating-point performance72 gflops108 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 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length198 mm163 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 typeGDDR3DDR3
Maximum RAM amount512 MB512 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1600 MHz1540 MHz
Memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s12.32 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 Connectors1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort

API support

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model4.04.1
OpenGL3.33.3
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA1.11.2

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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 580 156
+5.4%
Quadro 400 148

FX 580 outperforms 400 by 5% in Passmark.

Advantages and disadvantages


Recency 9 April 2009 5 April 2011
Cost $199 $169
Chip lithography 55 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 40 Watt 32 Watt

We couldn't decide between Quadro FX 580 and Quadro 400. We've got no test results to judge.


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