ATI Radeon 9500 vs NVIDIA Quadro NVS 285
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | R300 | NV44 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Rage 8 | Curie |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 150 nm | 110 nm |
| Number of transistors | 110 million | 75 million |
| Die size | 215 mm² | 110 mm² |
| GPU variant | — | QD-NVS285-N-A2 |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Mar 1st, 2003 | Jun 6th, 2006 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Radeon R300 | Quadro NVS |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | AGP 8x | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 2 in our database | 26 in our database |
| Predecessor | Radeon R200 | — |
| Successor | Radeon R400 AGP | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 275 MHz | 275 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 270 MHz 540 Mbps effective | 300 MHz 600 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 64 MB | 128 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR | DDR2 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 17.28 GB/s | 4.800 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 4 | 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 4 | 3 |
| TMUs | 4 | 4 |
| ROPs | 4 | 2 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 1.100 GPixel/s | 550.0 MPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 275.0 MVertices/s | 206.3 MVertices/s |
| Texture rate | 1.100 GTexel/s | 1.100 GTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 12 W | 18 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video | 1x DMS-59 |
| Power connectors | None | None |
| Board number | 942 | P283, P383 |
| Length | — | 168 mm 6.6 inches |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0 (9_0) | 9.0c (9_3) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Pixel shader | 2.0 | — |
| Vertex shader | 2.0 | — |
| Shader model | — | 3.0 |
