NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 1400

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT and NVIDIA Quadro FX 1400 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 11 month(s) later
  • 4.3x more core clock speed: 1500 MHz vs 350 MHz
  • 8x more texture fill rate: 33.6 billion / sec vs 4.2 GTexel / s
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 65 nm vs 130 nm
  • 4x more maximum memory size: 512 MB vs 128 MB
  • Around 50% higher memory clock speed: 900 MHz vs 600 MHz
  • 3.7x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 460 vs 124
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 21 July 2008 vs 9 August 2004
Core clock speed 1500 MHz vs 350 MHz
Texture fill rate 33.6 billion / sec vs 4.2 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm vs 130 nm
Maximum memory size 512 MB vs 128 MB
Memory clock speed 900 MHz vs 600 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 460 vs 124

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro FX 1400

  • Around 91% lower typical power consumption: 55 Watt vs 105 Watt
  • 2.5x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 152 vs 61
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 55 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 152 vs 61

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro FX 1400

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
460
124
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
61
152
Name NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT NVIDIA Quadro FX 1400
PassMark - G3D Mark 460 124
PassMark - G2D Mark 61 152
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2845
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2845
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3304
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3304

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT NVIDIA Quadro FX 1400

Essentials

Architecture Tesla Curie
Code name G92 NV41
Launch date 21 July 2008 9 August 2004
Launch price (MSRP) $160 $799
Place in performance rating 1077 1078
Price now $103.99
Type Desktop Workstation
Value for money (0-100) 8.86

Technical info

Core clock speed 1500 MHz 350 MHz
CUDA cores 112
Floating-point performance 336.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 130 nm
Maximum GPU temperature 105 °C
Pipelines 112
Texture fill rate 33.6 billion / sec 4.2 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 Watt 55 Watt
Transistor count 754 million 222 million

Video outputs and ports

Audio input for HDMI S / PDIF
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video, HDTVDual Link DVI 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Multi monitor support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 1.0 x16
Length 9" (22.9 cm)
SLI options 2-way
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin None

API support

DirectX 10.0 9.0c
OpenGL 2.1 2.1

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 128 MB
Memory bandwidth 57.6 GB / s 9.6 GB / s
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 900 MHz 600 MHz
Memory type GDDR3 DDR

Technologies

3D Vision
CUDA
SLI