PNY Quadro NVS 450 1GB GDDR3 workstation
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What Buyers Say
PNY Quadro NVS 450 1GB GDDR3 workstation
The NVIDIA Quadro NVS 450 generally works well for multi-monitor setups, with several users successfully driving 4 displays at high resolution. However, compatibility issues with older systems and driver failures are common complaints, and the lack of included adapters has frustrated some buyers. Performance for basic tasks is acceptable, but it is not suitable for gaming or heavy graphics work.
Pros
- Supports 4 monitors at high resolution
- Silent operation (no fan)
- Works with multiple Nvidia cards
- Good desktop performance
- Easy installation in some systems
Cons
- Driver issues on some systems
- Compatibility problems with older hardware
- Expensive for the performance offered
- No 3D/gaming capabilities
- Missing adapters in box
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Scores
Specifications
| PNY Quadro NVS 450 | HP RTX A4000 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Quadro NVS 450 | RTX A4000 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Class | workstation | workstation |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 512 MB | 16 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR3 | GDDR6★ |
| Memory Bus | No data | |
| Compute | ||
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | No data | |
| FP16 TFLOPS | — | 19.170000076293945★ |
| FP32 TFLOPS | — | 19.170000076293945★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | No data | |
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | — | 140★ |
| Cooler | — | Fan★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express Gen 2 x16 | — |
| DisplayPort | 4 | 4 |
| HDMI | 0★ | — |
| USB-C | 0★ | — |
| Max Displays | 4★ | — |
| Max Resolution | 2560 x 1600 | — |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 279★ | — |
| Weight | 0.57 kg★ | 1.38 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
PNY Quadro NVS 450 1GB GDDR3 workstation
- Strong affordability (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Below average ai (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
- Below average vram (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
- Below average rt (4th percentile)4th %ile
- Below average efficiency (4th percentile)4th %ile
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- Strong efficiency (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong ai (67th percentile)
- Below average thermal (17th percentile)17th %ile
- Below average affordability (20th percentile)20th %ile
- Below average social proof (28th percentile)
- Below average feature (35th percentile)
Pricing
PNY Quadro NVS 450 1GB GDDR3 workstation offers 6.5x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 46 overall, wins 7 of 8 usage categories and 10 of 23 specs.