ATI Mobility Radeon X2500 vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 540
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | M66 | NV43 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | R500 | Curie |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 90 nm | 110 nm |
| Number of transistors | 157 million | 146 million |
| Die size | 150 mm² | 154 mm² |
| GPU variant | — | NV43 GL |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | Jun 1st, 2007 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | M6x (Mobility X2) | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | — |
| Reviews | 2 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | M5x | — |
| Successor | M7x | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 460 MHz | 300 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 400 MHz 800 Mbps effective | 250 MHz 500 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 256 MB | 128 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR2 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 12.80 GB/s | 8.000 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 12 | 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 5 | 4 |
| TMUs | 4 | 8 |
| ROPs | 4 | 8 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 1.840 GPixel/s | 2.400 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 575.0 MVertices/s | 300.0 MVertices/s |
| Texture rate | 1.840 GTexel/s | 2.400 GTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| TDP | unknown | 25 W |
|---|---|---|
| Outputs | No outputs | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video |
| Slot width | — | Single-slot |
| Length | — | 198 mm 7.8 inches |
| Width | — | 111 mm 4.4 inches |
| Suggested PSU | — | 200 W |
| Power connectors | — | None |
| Board number | — | P229 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 9.0c (9_3) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial) |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 3.0 | 3.0 |
Other Features
Graphics Card
| Release date | — | Aug 9th, 2004 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | Quadro FX |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Launch price | — | 299 USD |
| Interface | — | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Reviews | — | 26 in our database |