RTX A4000 Max-Q vs Quadro Plex 1000 Model II
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 | Curie (2003−2013) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | G70 | GA104 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 25 July 2008 (17 years ago) | 12 April 2021 (4 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.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | no data | 5120 |
| Core clock speed | 470 MHz | 780 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1395 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 302 million | 17,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 110 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 640 Watt | 80 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 11.28 ×4 | 223.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 14.28 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 ×4 | 80 |
| TMUs | 24 ×4 | 160 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 160 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 40 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 5 MB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 4 MB |
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 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 522 mm | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB ×4 | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit ×4 | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 525 MHz | 1375 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 33.6 GB/s ×4 | 352.0 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 | No outputs | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 25 July 2008 | 12 April 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 110 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 640 Watt | 80 Watt |
RTX A4000 Max-Q has an age advantage of 12 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 1275% more advanced lithography process, and 700% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Quadro Plex 1000 Model II and RTX A4000 Max-Q. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro Plex 1000 Model II is a workstation graphics card while RTX A4000 Max-Q is a mobile workstation one.
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