ATI FireGL V3600 vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700 Mac Edition
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | RV630 | G84 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | RV630 GL | — |
| Architecture | TeraScale | Tesla |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 65 nm | 80 nm |
| Number of transistors | 390 million | 289 million |
| Die size | 153 mm² | 169 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Jun 28th, 2007 | Sep 27th, 2008 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | FireGL | Quadro FX |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 299 USD | 699 USD |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 5 in our database | 26 in our database |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 600 MHz | 520 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 500 MHz 1000 Mbps effective | 650 MHz 1300 Mbps effective |
| Shader clock | — | 1040 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 256 MB | 512 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR2 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 16.00 GB/s | 20.80 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 120 | 32 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 8 | 16 |
| ROPs | 4 | 8 |
| Compute units | 3 | — |
| Cache L2 | 64 KB | 32 KB |
| SM count | — | 4 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 2.400 GPixel/s | 4.160 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 4.800 GTexel/s | 8.320 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 144.0 GFLOPS | 66.56 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 73 W | 42 W |
| Suggested PSU | 250 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | None | None |
| Board number | B149-31 | — |
| Length | — | 168 mm 6.6 inches |
| Width | — | 111 mm 4.4 inches |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 10.0 (10_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | — | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| CUDA | — | 1.1 |
