ATI FireGL 9700 X1-256 vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 4400

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Graphics Processor

GPU model R300 NV45
GPU variant R300 GL NV45 GL
Architecture Rage 8 Curie
Foundry TSMC TSMC
Manufacturing process 150 nm 130 nm
Number of transistors 110 million 222 million
Die size 215 mm² 287 mm²

Graphics Card

Release date Jul 1st, 2002 Jul 28th, 2005
Generation FireGL Quadro FX
Production End-of-life End-of-life
Interface AGP 8x PCIe 1.0 x16
Reviews 1 in our database 26 in our database
Launch price 2,399 USD

Clocks

GPU clock 325 MHz 375 MHz
Memory clock 310 MHz 620 Mbps effective 525 MHz 1050 Mbps effective

Memory Configuration

Memory size 256 MB 512 MB
Memory type DDR GDDR3
Memory bus width 256 bit 256 bit
Bandwidth 19.84 GB/s 33.60 GB/s

Render Configuration

Pixel shaders 8 16
Vertex shaders 4 6
TMUs 8 16
ROPs 8 16

Performance

Pixel rate 2.600 GPixel/s 6.000 GPixel/s
Vertex rate 325.0 MVertices/s 562.5 MVertices/s
Texture rate 2.600 GTexel/s 6.000 GTexel/s

Dimensions & Outputs

Slot width Single-slot Dual-slot
TDP 37 W 83 W
Suggested PSU 200 W 250 W
Outputs 2x DVI 2x DVI1x S-Video
Power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Board number 942-00 P201, P214
Width 111 mm 4.4 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

Other Features

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