PNY Quadro P400 2GB GDDR5 workstation
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 WINDFORCE OC 8GB GDDR5X
What Buyers Say
PNY Quadro P400 2GB GDDR5 workstation
The PNY Nvidia Quadro P400 is highly praised for driving multiple monitors, professional CAD work, and media transcoding, with users noting low power consumption and silent operation. Some encountered initial setup issues like defective ports, HDMI color problems, or Linux driver complexities, but most resolved these with proper cables or BIOS adjustments. Verified reviews highlight its value for non-gaming tasks, though 2GB VRAM limits gaming to titles from 2017 or earlier.
Pros
- Excellent multi-monitor support
- Silent and low power consumption
- Professional color accuracy for CAD
- Reliable for Plex transcoding
- Small size fits any case
Cons
- Defective port on some units
- HDMI color and lag issues
- Initial driver setup can be tricky
- Limited to older games due to 2GB VRAM
- Amazon specs may be inaccurate
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 WINDFORCE OC 8GB GDDR5X
The GTX 1080 is praised for its strong performance and value, especially at the $499 price point. Users report cool temperatures and good frame rates, but some mention coil whine, thermal throttling, and software issues with Gigabyte's Extreme Engine. Overall, it's recommended for those seeking a cheaper 1080 without needing extreme overclocking.
Pros
- Great performance
- Good value for money
- Runs cool
- Quiet fans at low speeds
- Strong 4K capability
Cons
- Coil whine
- Thermal throttling issues
- Software issues with Extreme Engine
- Fan noise at high speeds
- No SLI bridge included
Scores
Specifications
| PNY Quadro P400 | Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 WINDFORCE OC | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | Quadro P400 | GeForce GTX 1080 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Pascal | Pascal |
| Class | workstation | consumer |
| Process | — | 16★ |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 2 GB | 8 GB★ |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5X★ |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | No data | |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | ||
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | No data | |
| FP32 TFLOPS | — | 8.873000144958496★ |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 30★ | 180 |
| Recommended PSU | — | 500★ |
| Power Connectors | — | 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Single Fan | Triple Fan★ |
| Fans | 1 | 3★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 3.0 x16 | PCI Express 3.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 3 | 3 |
| HDMI | — | 1★ |
| Max Displays | 3 | 4★ |
| Max Resolution | 5120 x 2880 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | — | 280★ |
| Slot Width | 1★ | 2 |
| Form Factor | Low Profile | ATX |
| Weight | 0.37 kg★ | 0.90 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | — | ✗ |
| Upscaling | — | DLSS |
| AV1 Encode | — | ✗ |
| VR Ready | — | ✓★ |
| DirectX | — | 12 |
| RGB | — | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
PNY Quadro P400 2GB GDDR5 workstation
- Strong affordability (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong social proof (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Below average compute (3rd percentile)3rd %ile
- Below average ai (7th percentile)7th %ile
- Below average vram (7th percentile)7th %ile
- Below average rt (10th percentile)10th %ile
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 WINDFORCE OC 8GB GDDR5X
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong social proof (78th percentile)
- Strong affordability (74th percentile)
- Below average compute (27th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (28th percentile)
- Below average vram (28th percentile)
- Below average ai (31st percentile)
Pricing
PNY Quadro P400 2GB GDDR5 workstation offers 1.4x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 43 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 18 of 35 specs.
