Product comparison · 2 gpus

Dell 490-12401 graphics card NVIDIA Quadro 4000 vs MSI N480GTX-TFII graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480

22specifications compared
8differ
14identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Graphics processor
- 490-12401 graphics card NVIDIA Quadro 4000:Quadro 4000
- N480GTX-TFII graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:GeForce GTX 480
Discrete graphics card memory
- 490-12401 graphics card NVIDIA Quadro 4000:2 GB
- N480GTX-TFII graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:1.5 GB
Memory bus
- 490-12401 graphics card NVIDIA Quadro 4000:256 bit
- N480GTX-TFII graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:384 bit
DVI-I ports quantity
- 490-12401 graphics card NVIDIA Quadro 4000:1
- N480GTX-TFII graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:2
DisplayPorts quantity
- 490-12401 graphics card NVIDIA Quadro 4000:2
- N480GTX-TFII graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:0
DVI ports quantity
- 490-12401 graphics card NVIDIA Quadro 4000:1
- N480GTX-TFII graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:2
PhysX
- 490-12401 graphics card NVIDIA Quadro 4000:No
- N480GTX-TFII graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:Yes
OpenGL version
- 490-12401 graphics card NVIDIA Quadro 4000:4.4
- N480GTX-TFII graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:3.2

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Comparison of 490-12401, N480GTX-TFII
48 specifications	A Dell 490-12401 graphics card NVIDIA Quadro 4000 Model 490-12401 View product	B MSI N480GTX-TFII graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 Model N480GTX-TFII View product
Processor1 differ
Graphics processor family	NVIDIA	NVIDIA
Graphics processorDiffers	Quadro 4000	GeForce GTX 480
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2560 x 1600 pixels
CUDAKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	700 MHz
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 MHz
Maximum digital resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2-Way SLI, 3-Way SLI, Quad-GPU SLI
Memory2 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	2 GB	1.5 GB
Graphics card memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Memory busDiffers	256 bit	384 bit
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3696 MHz
Memory bandwidth (max)Known for one	89.6 GB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Interface type	PCI Express x16	PCI Express x16
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
DVI-I ports quantityDiffers	1	2
DisplayPorts quantityDiffers	2	0
Mini HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
Performance2 differ
PhysXDiffers	No	Yes
TV tuner integrated	No	No
DirectX version	11	11
OpenGL versionDiffers	4.4	3.2
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
Full HDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Shader model versionKnown for one	5.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
NVIDIA 3D VisionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Cooling type	Active	Active
Bracket height	Full-Height (FH)	Full-Height (FH)
Form factor	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)
Number of slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCI-E x16
Weight & dimensionsidentical
LengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	265 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 mm
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
HDMIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible productsKnown for one	Dell OptiPlex 3010 Dell OptiPlex 380 DT Dell OptiPlex 7010 Dell OptiPlex 745c Dell OptiPlex 9010 Dell OptiPlex 980 DT Dell Precision Workstation 380 Dell Precision Workstation 380 EE Dell Precision Workstation 380 MT Dell Precision Workstation 390 Dell Precision Workstation 490 Dell Precision Workst	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	142 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supplementary power connectorsKnown for one	1x 6-pin	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source

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