Quadro NVS 290 vs ATI Radeon HD 4730
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1274 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.01 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 2.01 |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | RV770 | G86 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 8 June 2009 (16 years ago) | 4 October 2007 (18 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $79 | $149 |
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 | 640 | 16 |
| Core clock speed | 750 MHz | 459 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 956 million | 210 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 80 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 110 Watt | 21 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 24.00 | 3.672 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.96 TFLOPS | 0.02938 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 4 |
| TMUs | 32 | 8 |
| L1 Cache | 128 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 128 KB | 16 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 2.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Length | 241 mm | 168 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 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 | GDDR5 | DDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 57.6 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 | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | 1x DMS-59 |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | - | 1.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 8 June 2009 | 4 October 2007 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 80 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 110 Watt | 21 Watt |
ATI HD 4730 has an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 45.5% more advanced lithography process.
NVS 290, on the other hand, has 423.8% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 4730 and Quadro NVS 290. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 4730 is a desktop graphics card while Quadro NVS 290 is a workstation one.
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