NVIDIA NVS 300 vs NVIDIA Quadro NVS 290

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA NVS 300 and NVIDIA Quadro NVS 290 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA NVS 300

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • Around 13% higher core clock speed: 520 MHz vs 459 MHz
  • Around 13% higher texture fill rate: 4.16 GTexel / s vs 3.67 GTexel / s
  • Around 34% better floating-point performance: 39.36 gflops vs 29.376 gflops
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 40 nm vs 80 nm
  • Around 17% lower typical power consumption: 18 Watt vs 21 Watt
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 512 MB vs 256 MB
  • Around 98% higher memory clock speed: 1580 MHz vs 800 MHz
  • 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 996 vs 499
  • 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 996 vs 499
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 8 January 2011 vs 4 October 2007
Core clock speed 520 MHz vs 459 MHz
Texture fill rate 4.16 GTexel / s vs 3.67 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance 39.36 gflops vs 29.376 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm vs 80 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 18 Watt vs 21 Watt
Maximum memory size 512 MB vs 256 MB
Memory clock speed 1580 MHz vs 800 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 996 vs 499
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 996 vs 499

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro NVS 290

  • Around 87% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 228 vs 122
  • Around 15% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 47 vs 41
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 228 vs 122
PassMark - G2D Mark 47 vs 41

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA NVS 300
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro NVS 290

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
122
228
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
41
47
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
996
499
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
996
499
Name NVIDIA NVS 300 NVIDIA Quadro NVS 290
PassMark - G3D Mark 122 228
PassMark - G2D Mark 41 47
Geekbench - OpenCL 2471
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 996 499
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 996 499

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA NVS 300 NVIDIA Quadro NVS 290

Essentials

Architecture Tesla 2.0 Tesla
Code name GT218 G86
Launch date 8 January 2011 4 October 2007
Launch price (MSRP) $109 $149
Place in performance rating 1654 1656
Type Workstation Workstation
Price now $37
Value for money (0-100) 3.22

Technical info

Core clock speed 520 MHz 459 MHz
Floating-point performance 39.36 gflops 29.376 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 80 nm
Pipelines 16 16
Texture fill rate 4.16 GTexel / s 3.67 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 18 Watt 21 Watt
Transistor count 260 million 210 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DMS-59 1x DMS-59

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 1.0 x16
Length 145 mm 168 mm
Supplementary power connectors None None

API support

DirectX 10.1 10.0
OpenGL 3.3 3.3

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 256 MB
Memory bandwidth 12.64 GB / s 6.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 1580 MHz 800 MHz
Memory type DDR3 DDR2