GeForce2 PRO vs Quadro NVS 450
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1484 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.35 | no data |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Celsius (1999−2005) |
| GPU code name | G98 | NV15 A5 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 11 November 2008 (17 years ago) | 5 December 2000 (25 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $163.14 | $329 |
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 | 8 ×2 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 480 MHz | 200 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 210 million | 25 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 150 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 1.920 ×2 | 1.600 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.0192 TFLOPS ×2 | no data |
| ROPs | 4 ×2 | 4 |
| TMUs | 4 ×2 | 8 |
| L2 Cache | 16 KB | 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 | AGP 4x |
| Length | no data | 183 mm |
| 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 | GDDR3 | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB ×2 | 64 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit ×2 | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 700 MHz | 200 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 11.2 GB/s ×2 | 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 | 4x DisplayPort | 1x VGA |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 7.0 |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | no data |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 1.2 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | 1.1 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 11 November 2008 | 5 December 2000 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 64 MB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 150 nm |
NVS 450 has an age advantage of 7 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 173% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Quadro NVS 450 and GeForce2 PRO. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro NVS 450 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce2 PRO is a desktop one.
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