NVIDIA Quadro NVS 320M vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro NVS 320M and NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 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 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
  • Around 34% higher core clock speed: 575 MHz vs 430 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 80 nm vs 110 nm
  • 5.5x lower typical power consumption: 20 Watt vs 109 Watt
  • Around 33% higher memory clock speed: 1400 MHz vs 1050 MHz
  • 2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 1857 vs 855
  • 2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1857 vs 855
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 9 June 2007 vs 28 July 2005
Core clock speed 575 MHz vs 430 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 80 nm vs 110 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 20 Watt vs 109 Watt
Memory clock speed 1400 MHz vs 1050 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1857 vs 855
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1857 vs 855

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500

  • Around 12% higher texture fill rate: 10.32 GTexel / s vs 9.2 GTexel / s
  • Around 9% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 227 vs 208
  • Around 43% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 120 vs 84
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 10.32 GTexel / s vs 9.2 GTexel / s
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 227 vs 208
PassMark - G2D Mark 120 vs 84

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro NVS 320M
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
208
227
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
84
120
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1857
855
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1857
855
Name NVIDIA Quadro NVS 320M NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500
PassMark - G3D Mark 208 227
PassMark - G2D Mark 84 120
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1857 855
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1857 855

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA Quadro NVS 320M NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500

Essentials

Architecture Tesla Curie
Code name G84 G70
Launch date 9 June 2007 28 July 2005
Place in performance rating 1482 1483
Type Mobile workstation Workstation
Launch price (MSRP) $2,499
Price now $249
Value for money (0-100) 1.08

Technical info

Core clock speed 575 MHz 430 MHz
Floating-point performance 73.6 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 80 nm 110 nm
Pipelines 32
Texture fill rate 9.2 GTexel / s 10.32 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 20 Watt 109 Watt
Transistor count 289 million 302 million

Video outputs and ports

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

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface MXM-HE PCIe 1.0 x16
Laptop size large
Length 267 mm
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin

API support

DirectX 10.0 9.0c
OpenGL 3.3 2.1

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 512 MB
Memory bandwidth 22.4 GB / s 33.6 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1400 MHz 1050 MHz
Memory type GDDR3, GDDR2 GDDR3
Shared memory no

Technologies

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