ATI Radeon X850 PRO vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 540
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | R480 | NV43 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | R480 PRO (215RBPAGA11F) | NV43 GL |
| Architecture | R400 | Curie |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 130 nm | 110 nm |
| Number of transistors | 160 million | 146 million |
| Die size | 297 mm² | 154 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Dec 1st, 2004 | Aug 9th, 2004 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Radeon R400 PCIe | Quadro FX |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 279 USD | 299 USD |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 58 in our database | 26 in our database |
| Predecessor | Radeon R300 | — |
| Successor | Radeon R500 PCIe | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 507 MHz | 300 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 520 MHz 1040 Mbps effective | 250 MHz 500 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 256 MB | 128 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 33.28 GB/s | 8.000 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 12 | 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 6 | 4 |
| TMUs | 12 | 8 |
| ROPs | 12 | 8 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 6.084 GPixel/s | 2.400 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 760.5 MVertices/s | 300.0 MVertices/s |
| Texture rate | 6.084 GTexel/s | 2.400 GTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | unknown | 25 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin | None |
| Length | — | 198 mm 7.8 inches |
| Width | — | 111 mm 4.4 inches |
| Board number | — | P229 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0b (9_2) | 9.0c (9_3) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial) |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Pixel shader | 2.0b | — |
| Vertex shader | 2.0b | — |
| Shader model | — | 3.0 |
