NVIDIA Quadro NVS 440 vs ATI FireGL V3400

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro NVS 440 and ATI FireGL V3400 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.

NVIDIA Quadro NVS 440

ATI FireGL V3400

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro NVS 440

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 5 month(s) later
11x more texture fill rate: 2x 2 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 2 GTexel / s
2x more maximum memory size: 2x 128 MB vs 128 MB
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 358 vs 353

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	9 March 2009 vs 1 October 2005
Texture fill rate	2x 2 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 2 GTexel / s
Maximum memory size	2x 128 MB vs 128 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	358 vs 353

Reasons to consider the ATI FireGL V3400

2x more core clock speed: 500 MHz vs 250 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 90 nm vs 110 nm
2x more memory clock speed: 1000 MHz vs 500 MHz
2.7x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 103 vs 38

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	500 MHz vs 250 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm vs 110 nm
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz vs 500 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	103 vs 38

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro NVS 440
GPU 2: ATI FireGL V3400

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

103

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

358

353

Name	NVIDIA Quadro NVS 440	ATI FireGL V3400
PassMark - G3D Mark	38	103
PassMark - G2D Mark	358	353

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA Quadro NVS 440	ATI FireGL V3400
Essentials
Architecture	Curie	R500
Code name	NV43 A4	RV530
Launch date	9 March 2009	1 October 2005
Launch price (MSRP)	$96.99
Place in performance rating	444	448
Price now	$93.61
Type	Workstation	Workstation
Value for money (0-100)	0.53
Technical info
Core clock speed	250 MHz	500 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	110 nm	90 nm
Texture fill rate	2x 2 GTexel / s billion / sec	2 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	31 Watt
Transistor count	146 million	157 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	2x DMS-59	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	187 mm
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
API support
DirectX	9.0c	9.0c
OpenGL	2.1	2.0
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2x 128 MB	128 MB
Memory bandwidth	2x 8 GB / s	16 GB / s
Memory bus width	2x 128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	500 MHz	1000 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3