ATI FireGL 9700 X1-256 vs NVIDIA Quadro NVS 420
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | R300 | G98 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | R300 GL | — |
| Architecture | Rage 8 | Tesla |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 150 nm | 65 nm |
| Number of transistors | 110 million | 210 million |
| Die size | 215 mm² | 86 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Jul 1st, 2002 | Jan 20th, 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | FireGL | Quadro NVS |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | AGP 8x | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 1 in our database | 26 in our database |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 325 MHz | 550 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 310 MHz 620 Mbps effective | 700 MHz 1400 Mbps effective |
| Shader clock | — | 1400 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 256 MB | 256 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 19.84 GB/s | 11.20 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 8 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 4 | — |
| TMUs | 8 | 4 |
| ROPs | 8 | 4 |
| Shading units | — | 8 |
| SM count | — | 1 |
| Cache L2 | — | 16 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 2.600 GPixel/s | 2.200 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 325.0 MVertices/s | — |
| Texture rate | 2.600 GTexel/s | 2.200 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | — | 22.40 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 37 W | 40 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 2x DVI | No outputs |
| Power connectors | None | None |
| Board number | 942-00 | P737 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0 (9_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.0 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | — | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Pixel shader | 2.0 | — |
| Vertex shader | 2.0 | — |
| CUDA | — | 1.1 |
| Shader model | — | 4.0 |
