3dfx Voodoo Banshee PCI 16 MB vs Matrox Millennium G550 PCIe
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Banshee | Condor |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | 500-0013-04 | — |
| Foundry | TSMC | UMC |
| Manufacturing process | 350 nm | 180 nm |
| Number of transistors | 4 million | 10 million |
| Die size | 137 mm² | unknown |
| Architecture | — | G500 |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Jun 22nd, 1998 | Nov 26th, 2001 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Voodoo Banshee | G Series |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCI | PCIe 1.0 x1 |
| Predecessor | Voodoo Rush | — |
| Successor | Voodoo3 | — |
| Reviews | — | 5 in our database |
| Launch price | — | 199 USD |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 100 MHz | 125 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 100 MHz | 166 MHz 332 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 16 MB | 32 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | SDR | DDR |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 1.600 GB/s | 2.656 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 1 | 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 0 | 1 |
| TMUs | 1 | 2 |
| ROPs | 1 | 2 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 100.0 MPixel/s | 250.0 MPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 100.0 MTexel/s | 250.0 MTexel/s |
| Vertex rate | — | 31.25 MVertices/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 15 W | unknown |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 1x VGA | 2x DVI |
| Power connectors | None | — |
| Length | — | 112 mm 4.4 inches |
| Width | — | 97 mm 3.8 inches |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 6.0 | 8.0 |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 1.1 | 1.5 |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Pixel shader | — | 1.3 |
| Vertex shader | — | 2.0 |
