NVIDIA Quadro NVS 440 vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 560

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro NVS 440 and NVIDIA Quadro FX 560 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

NVIDIA Quadro FX 560

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro NVS 440

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 10 month(s) later
5.2x more texture fill rate: 2x 2 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 4.2 GTexel / s
2x more maximum memory size: 2x 128 MB vs 128 MB

Launch date	9 March 2009 vs 20 April 2006
Texture fill rate	2x 2 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 4.2 GTexel / s
Maximum memory size	2x 128 MB vs 128 MB

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro FX 560

Around 40% higher core clock speed: 350 MHz vs 250 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 90 nm vs 110 nm
Around 3% lower typical power consumption: 30 Watt vs 31 Watt
2.4x more memory clock speed: 1200 MHz vs 500 MHz
3x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 114 vs 38
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 360 vs 358

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	350 MHz vs 250 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm vs 110 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	30 Watt vs 31 Watt
Memory clock speed	1200 MHz vs 500 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	114 vs 38
PassMark - G2D Mark	360 vs 358

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro NVS 440
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro FX 560

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

114

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

358

360

Name	NVIDIA Quadro NVS 440	NVIDIA Quadro FX 560
PassMark - G3D Mark	38	114
PassMark - G2D Mark	358	360

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA Quadro NVS 440	NVIDIA Quadro FX 560
Essentials
Architecture	Curie	Curie
Code name	NV43 A4	G73
Launch date	9 March 2009	20 April 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$96.99	$299
Place in performance rating	444	441
Price now	$93.61	$150.25
Type	Workstation	Workstation
Value for money (0-100)	0.53	0.98
Technical info
Core clock speed	250 MHz	350 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	110 nm	90 nm
Texture fill rate	2x 2 GTexel / s billion / sec	4.2 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	31 Watt	30 Watt
Transistor count	146 million	177 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	2x DMS-59	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	187 mm	198 mm
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
API support
DirectX	9.0c	9.0c
OpenGL	2.1	2.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2x 128 MB	128 MB
Memory bandwidth	2x 8 GB / s	19.2 GB / s
Memory bus width	2x 128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	500 MHz	1200 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3