NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285M SLI vs NVIDIA Quadro NVS 420
Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285M SLI and NVIDIA Quadro NVS 420 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies, Video outputs and ports. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).
Differences
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285M SLI
- Videocard is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
- Around 5% higher core clock speed: 576 MHz vs 550 MHz
- 16x more pipelines: 256 vs 2x 8
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 55 nm vs 65 nm
- 4x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 2x 256 MB
Launch date | 2 March 2009 vs 20 January 2009 |
Core clock speed | 576 MHz vs 550 MHz |
Pipelines | 256 vs 2x 8 |
Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm vs 65 nm |
Maximum memory size | 2 GB vs 2x 256 MB |
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro NVS 420
- 3.8x lower typical power consumption: 40 Watt vs 150 Watt
- Around 37% higher memory clock speed: 1400 MHz vs 1020 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 40 Watt vs 150 Watt |
Memory clock speed | 1400 MHz vs 1020 MHz |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285M SLI
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro NVS 420
Name | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285M SLI | NVIDIA Quadro NVS 420 |
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PassMark - G3D Mark | 103 | |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 143 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 658 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 658 |
Compare specifications (specs)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285M SLI | NVIDIA Quadro NVS 420 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | G9x | Tesla |
Code name | N10E-GTX | G98 |
Launch date | 2 March 2009 | 20 January 2009 |
Place in performance rating | not rated | 1453 |
Type | Laptop | Workstation |
Launch price (MSRP) | $131.43 | |
Price now | $80.99 | |
Value for money (0-100) | 1.61 | |
Technical info |
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Core clock speed | 576 MHz | 550 MHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 65 nm |
Pipelines | 256 | 2x 8 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 150 Watt | 40 Watt |
Transistor count | 1508 Million | 210 million |
Floating-point performance | 2x 22.4 gflops | |
Texture fill rate | 2x 4.4 GTexel / s billion / sec | |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Laptop size | large | |
Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | |
Supplementary power connectors | None | |
API support |
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DirectX | 10 | 10.0 |
OpenGL | 3.3 | |
Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 2x 256 MB |
Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 2x 64 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 1020 MHz | 1400 MHz |
Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
Shared memory | 0 | |
Memory bandwidth | 2x 11.2 GB / s | |
Technologies |
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CUDA | ||
HybridPower | ||
PureVideo HD | ||
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | No outputs |