NVIDIA Quadro NVS 290 vs NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 PCI

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro NVS 290 and NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 PCI 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, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

NVIDIA Quadro NVS 290

NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 PCI

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro NVS 290

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Around 67% higher core clock speed: 459 MHz vs 275 MHz
3.3x more texture fill rate: 3.67 GTexel / s vs 1.1 GTexel / s
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 80 nm vs 140 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 256 MB vs 64 MB
Around 60% higher memory clock speed: 800 MHz vs 500 MHz
28.5x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 228 vs 8

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 October 2007 vs 28 October 2003
Core clock speed	459 MHz vs 275 MHz
Texture fill rate	3.67 GTexel / s vs 1.1 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology	80 nm vs 140 nm
Maximum memory size	256 MB vs 64 MB
Memory clock speed	800 MHz vs 500 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	228 vs 8

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 PCI

Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 13 Watt vs 21 Watt
5.6x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 261 vs 47

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	13 Watt vs 21 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	261 vs 47

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro NVS 290
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 PCI

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

228

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

261

Name	NVIDIA Quadro NVS 290	NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 PCI
PassMark - G3D Mark	228	8
PassMark - G2D Mark	47	261
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	499
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	499

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA Quadro NVS 290	NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 PCI
Essentials
Architecture	Tesla	Rankine
Code name	G86	NV34 B1
Launch date	4 October 2007	28 October 2003
Launch price (MSRP)	$149
Place in performance rating	1669	697
Price now	$37
Type	Workstation	Workstation
Value for money (0-100)	3.22
Technical info
Core clock speed	459 MHz	275 MHz
Floating-point performance	29.376 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	80 nm	140 nm
Pipelines	16
Texture fill rate	3.67 GTexel / s	1.1 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	21 Watt	13 Watt
Transistor count	210 million	45 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DMS-59	1x DMS-59
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCI
Length	168 mm	168 mm
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
API support
DirectX	10.0	9.0a
OpenGL	3.3	1.5 (2.1)
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	64 MB
Memory bandwidth	6.4 GB / s	8 GB / s
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	500 MHz
Memory type	DDR2	DDR