ATI Radeon X1950 PRO DUAL vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 550M
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | RV570 | G73 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | RV570 XT (215PADAKA12FG) | — |
| Architecture | R500 | Curie |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 80 nm | 90 nm |
| Number of transistors | 330 million | 177 million |
| Die size | 230 mm² | 125 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Jan 10th, 2007 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Radeon R500 PCIe | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Launch price | 349 USD | — |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | — |
| Reviews | 144 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | Radeon R400 PCIe | — |
| Successor | Radeon R600 | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 575 MHz | 480 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 690 MHz 1380 Mbps effective | 500 MHz 1000 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 512 MB | 512 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 44.16 GB/s | 16.00 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 36 | 12 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 8 | 5 |
| TMUs | 12 | 12 |
| ROPs | 12 | 8 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 6.900 GPixel/s | 3.840 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 1.150 GVertices/s | 600.0 MVertices/s |
| Texture rate | 6.900 GTexel/s | 5.760 GTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | — |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 300 mm 11.8 inches | — |
| TDP | 130 W | 35 W |
| Suggested PSU | 300 W | — |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video | No outputs |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 9.0c (9_3) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.1 (full) 3.0 (partial) | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 3.0 | 3.0 |
Other Features
Mobile graphics
| Release date | — | Mar 13th, 2006 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | Quadro FX Mobile (x500M) |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Reviews | — | 26 in our database |
| Predecessor | — | Quadro FX Go |
