ATI FireGL 9600 T2-64S vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 550M
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | RV350 | G73 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | RV350 GL | — |
| Architecture | Rage 8 | Curie |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 130 nm | 90 nm |
| Number of transistors | 60 million | 177 million |
| Die size | 76 mm² | 125 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Oct 1st, 2003 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | FireGL | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | AGP 8x | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 324 MHz | 480 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 203 MHz 406 Mbps effective | 500 MHz 1000 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 64 MB | 512 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 6.496 GB/s | 16.00 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 4 | 12 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 2 | 5 |
| TMUs | 4 | 12 |
| ROPs | 4 | 8 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 1.296 GPixel/s | 3.840 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 162.0 MVertices/s | 600.0 MVertices/s |
| Texture rate | 1.296 GTexel/s | 5.760 GTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | — |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | unknown | 35 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | — |
| Outputs | 1x LFH60 | No outputs |
| Power connectors | None | — |
| Board number | A124 | — |
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 |
Other Features
Mobile graphics
| Release date | — | Mar 13th, 2006 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | Quadro FX Mobile (x500M) |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Reviews | — | 26 in our database |
| Predecessor | — | Quadro FX Go |
