ATI Radeon X1550 vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 3000
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | RV505 | NV35 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | R500 | Rankine |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 90 nm | 130 nm |
| Number of transistors | 107 million | 135 million |
| Die size | 100 mm² | 207 mm² |
| GPU variant | — | NV35 GL |
Graphics Card
| Release date | 2007 | Jul 22nd, 2003 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Radeon R500 PCIe | Quadro FX |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | AGP 8x |
| Reviews | 7 in our database | 26 in our database |
| Predecessor | Radeon R400 PCIe | — |
| Successor | Radeon R600 | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 500 MHz | 400 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 333 MHz 666 Mbps effective | 425 MHz 850 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 128 MB | 256 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR2 | DDR |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 5.328 GB/s | 27.20 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 4 | 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 2 | 3 |
| TMUs | 4 | 8 |
| ROPs | 4 | 4 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 2.000 GPixel/s | 1.600 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 250.0 MVertices/s | 300.0 MVertices/s |
| Texture rate | 2.000 GTexel/s | 3.200 GTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 27 W | unknown |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video | 2x DVI1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | None | 1x Molex |
| Length | — | 229 mm 9 inches |
| Width | — | 111 mm 4.4 inches |
| Board number | — | P171 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 9.0a |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 1.5 (2.1) |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 3.0 | — |
| Pixel shader | — | 2.0a |
| Vertex shader | — | 2.0a |
