ATI Radeon X800 VE AGP vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 550
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | R420 | NV43 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | R420 VE | NV43 GL |
| Architecture | R400 | Curie |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 130 nm | 110 nm |
| Number of transistors | 160 million | 146 million |
| Die size | 281 mm² | 154 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Sep 1st, 2004 | Apr 20th, 2006 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Radeon R400 AGP | Quadro FX |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | AGP 8x | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 226 in our database | 26 in our database |
| Predecessor | Radeon R300 | — |
| Successor | Radeon R500 AGP | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 425 MHz | 360 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 398 MHz 796 Mbps effective | 400 MHz 800 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 256 MB | 128 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 25.47 GB/s | 12.80 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 16 | 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 6 | 4 |
| TMUs | 16 | 8 |
| ROPs | 16 | 8 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 6.800 GPixel/s | 2.880 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 637.5 MVertices/s | 360.0 MVertices/s |
| Texture rate | 6.800 GTexel/s | 2.880 GTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | unknown | 30 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video | 2x DVI1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | 1x Molex | None |
| Length | — | 198 mm 7.8 inches |
| Width | — | 111 mm 4.4 inches |
| Board number | — | P456 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0b (9_2) | 9.0c (9_3) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial) |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Pixel shader | 2.0b | — |
| Vertex shader | 2.0b | — |
| Shader model | — | 3.0 |
