G70 vs Quadro NVS 450
Primary Details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Curie (2003−2013) |
| GPU code name | G98 | G70 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 11 November 2008 (15 years ago) | no data |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $163.14 | no data |
| Current price | $166 (1x MSRP) | $149 |
Detailed Specifications
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 cores | 8 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 480 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 210 million | 302 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 110 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 3.840 | no data |
| Floating-point performance | 2x 19.2 gflops | no data |
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 | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
| Memory type | GDDR3 | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | no data |
| Memory clock speed | 1400 MHz | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | 11.2 GB/s | no data |
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 | 4x DisplayPort | no data |
Supported Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| PureVideo HD | no data | VP1 |
API Compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | 1.1 | no data |
Pros & Cons Summary
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 110 nm |
We couldn't decide between Quadro NVS 450 and G70. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro NVS 450 is a workstation graphics card while G70 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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