ATI Radeon X1600 vs NVIDIA Quadro NVS 50 PCI
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | RV516 | NV18 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | R500 | Celsius |
| Foundry | UMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 80 nm | 150 nm |
| Number of transistors | 107 million | 29 million |
| Die size | 100 mm² | 65 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | 2007 | May 31st, 2005 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Radeon R500 PCIe | Quadro NVS |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCI |
| Reviews | 64 in our database | 26 in our database |
| Predecessor | Radeon R400 PCIe | — |
| Successor | Radeon R600 | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 635 MHz | 250 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 400 MHz 800 Mbps effective | 200 MHz 400 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 512 MB | 64 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR2 | DDR |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 12.80 GB/s | 3.200 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 4 | 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 2 | 0 |
| TMUs | 4 | 4 |
| ROPs | 4 | 2 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 2.540 GPixel/s | 500.0 MPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 317.5 MVertices/s | — |
| Texture rate | 2.540 GTexel/s | 1.000 GTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 27 W | 10 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video | 1x DVI1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | None | None |
| Length | — | 168 mm 6.6 inches |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 7.0 |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 1.5 |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 3.0 | — |
| Pixel shader | — | 1.1 |
| Vertex shader | — | 1.1 |
