GeForce 8400 GS Rev. 3 vs Quadro M5000
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 280 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.33 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 11.53 | no data |
| Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019) | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) |
| GPU code name | GM204 | GT218 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 29 June 2015 (10 years ago) | 12 July 2010 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $2,856.99 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 2048 | 16 |
| Core clock speed | 861 MHz | 520 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1038 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 5,200 million | 260 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 25 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 132.9 | 4.160 |
| Floating-point processing power | 4.252 TFLOPS | 0.03936 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 4 |
| TMUs | 128 | 8 |
| L1 Cache | 768 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 32 KB |
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 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | 170 mm |
| Width | 2" (5.1 cm) | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1 x 6-pin | None |
| SLI options | + | - |
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 | 256 Bit | DDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1653 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | Up to 211 GB/s | 6.4 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 | 1x DVI, 4x DisplayPort | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
| Number of simultaneous displays | 4 | no data |
| Multi-display synchronization | Quadro Sync | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| ECC (Error Correcting Code) | + | no data |
| 3D Vision Pro | + | no data |
| Mosaic | + | no data |
| High-Performance Video I/O6 | + | no data |
| nView Desktop Management | + | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 | 11.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | N/A |
| CUDA | 5.2 | 1.2 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 29 June 2015 | 12 July 2010 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 25 Watt |
Quadro M5000 has an age advantage of 4 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
8400 GS Rev. 3, on the other hand, has 500% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Quadro M5000 and GeForce 8400 GS Rev. 3. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro M5000 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce 8400 GS Rev. 3 is a desktop one.
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