3dfx Voodoo4 4500 PCI vs Quadro NVS 280 PCIe
Contents
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 | Rankine (2003−2005) | Voodoo Scalable (2000) |
| GPU code name | NV37 | VSA-100 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 25 May 2004 (21 years ago) | 13 October 2000 (24 years ago) |
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.
| Core clock speed | 275 MHz | 166 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 45 million | 14 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 150 nm | 250 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 13 Watt | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 1.100 | 0.33 |
| ROPs | 4 | 2 |
| TMUs | 4 | 2 |
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 | PCI |
| Length | 168 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | DDR | SDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 64 MB | 32 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 250 MHz | 166 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 8 GB/s | 2.656 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 DMS-59 | 1x VGA |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0a | 6.0 |
| OpenGL | 1.5 (2.1) | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 25 May 2004 | 13 October 2000 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 64 MB | 32 MB |
| Chip lithography | 150 nm | 250 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 13 Watt | 15 Watt |
NVS 280 PCIe has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 66.7% more advanced lithography process, and 15.4% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Quadro NVS 280 PCIe and 3dfx Voodoo4 4500 PCI. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro NVS 280 PCIe is a workstation graphics card while 3dfx Voodoo4 4500 PCI is a desktop one.
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