ATI FireGL V7200 vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | R520 | G84 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | R520 GL | — |
| Architecture | R500 | Tesla |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 90 nm | 80 nm |
| Number of transistors | 321 million | 289 million |
| Die size | 288 mm² | 169 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Oct 1st, 2005 | Sep 12th, 2007 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | FireGL | Quadro FX |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 1,279 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 | 460 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 650 MHz 1300 Mbps effective | 400 MHz 800 Mbps effective |
| Shader clock | — | 920 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 256 MB | 512 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | DDR2 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 41.60 GB/s | 25.60 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 16 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 8 | — |
| TMUs | 16 | 16 |
| ROPs | 16 | 8 |
| Shading units | — | 32 |
| SM count | — | 4 |
| Cache L2 | — | 64 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 9.600 GPixel/s | 3.680 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 1.200 GVertices/s | — |
| Texture rate | 9.600 GTexel/s | 7.360 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | — | 58.88 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 229 mm 9 inches | 168 mm 6.6 inches |
| Width | 111 mm 4.4 inches | 111 mm 4.4 inches |
| TDP | unknown | 42 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video | 2x DVI1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin | None |
| Board number | A520-31 | P588 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 11.1 (10_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | — | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| CUDA | — | 1.1 |
