NVIDIA Quadro NVS 320M vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 4000

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro NVS 320M and NVIDIA Quadro FX 4000 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 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro NVS 320M

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • Around 53% higher core clock speed: 575 MHz vs 375 MHz
  • 2x more texture fill rate: 9.2 GTexel / s vs 4.5 GTexel / s
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 80 nm vs 130 nm
  • 7.1x lower typical power consumption: 20 Watt vs 142 Watt
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 512 MB vs 256 MB
  • Around 40% higher memory clock speed: 1400 MHz vs 1000 MHz
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 208 vs 101
  • Around 8% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 84 vs 78
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 9 June 2007 vs 1 April 2004
Core clock speed 575 MHz vs 375 MHz
Texture fill rate 9.2 GTexel / s vs 4.5 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology 80 nm vs 130 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 20 Watt vs 142 Watt
Maximum memory size 512 MB vs 256 MB
Memory clock speed 1400 MHz vs 1000 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 208 vs 101
PassMark - G2D Mark 84 vs 78

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro NVS 320M
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro FX 4000

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
208
101
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
84
78
Name NVIDIA Quadro NVS 320M NVIDIA Quadro FX 4000
PassMark - G3D Mark 208 101
PassMark - G2D Mark 84 78
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1857
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1857

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA Quadro NVS 320M NVIDIA Quadro FX 4000

Essentials

Architecture Tesla Curie
Code name G84 NV40 A1
Launch date 9 June 2007 1 April 2004
Place in performance rating 1482 1484
Type Mobile workstation Workstation
Launch price (MSRP) $2,199

Technical info

Core clock speed 575 MHz 375 MHz
Floating-point performance 73.6 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 80 nm 130 nm
Pipelines 32
Texture fill rate 9.2 GTexel / s 4.5 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 20 Watt 142 Watt
Transistor count 289 million 222 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x S-Video

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface MXM-HE AGP 8x
Laptop size large
Supplementary power connectors 2x Molex

API support

DirectX 10.0 9.0c
OpenGL 3.3 2.1

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 256 MB
Memory bandwidth 22.4 GB / s 32.0 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1400 MHz 1000 MHz
Memory type GDDR3, GDDR2 GDDR3
Shared memory no

Technologies

Gigathread technology
HDCP-capable
PCI-E 16x
PowerMizer 7.0