ATI FireGL V5600 vs NVIDIA GeForce2 GTS
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | RV630 | NV15 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | RV630 GL | GeForce2 GTS |
| Architecture | TeraScale | Celsius |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 65 nm | 150 nm |
| Number of transistors | 390 million | 25 million |
| Die size | 153 mm² | 88 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Aug 6th, 2007 | Apr 26th, 2000 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | FireGL | GeForce 2 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 599 USD | — |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | AGP 4x |
| Reviews | 5 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 2 MX |
| Successor | — | GeForce 3 |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 800 MHz | 200 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 1100 MHz 2.2 Gbps effective | 166 MHz 332 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 512 MB | 32 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR4 | DDR |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 35.20 GB/s | 5.312 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 120 | — |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 8 | 8 |
| ROPs | 4 | 4 |
| Compute units | 3 | — |
| Cache L2 | 64 KB | — |
| Pixel shaders | — | 4 |
| Vertex shaders | — | 0 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 3.200 GPixel/s | 800.0 MPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 6.400 GTexel/s | 1.600 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 192.0 GFLOPS | — |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 89 W | unknown |
| Suggested PSU | 250 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 2x DVI | 1x VGA |
| Power connectors | None | None |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 10.0 (10_0) | 7.0 |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 1.5 |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 4.0 | — |
| Pixel shader | — | 0.5 |
| Vertex shader | — | — |
