Matrox G550 PCIe vs ATI FireGL 9700 X1-256p
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Rage 8 (2002−2007) | G500 (2001−2005) |
| GPU code name | R300 | Condor |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 July 2002 (24 years ago) | 13 July 2005 (21 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Core clock speed | 324 MHz | 125 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 110 million | 10 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 150 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 37 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 2.592 | 0.25 |
| ROPs | 8 | 2 |
| TMUs | 8 | 2 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | AGP Pro 8x | PCIe 1.0 x1 |
| Length | no data | 112 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | DDR | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 32 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 276 MHz | 166 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 17.66 GB/s | 2.656 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | 2x DVI |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0 (9_0) | 8.0 |
| OpenGL | 2.0 | 1.5 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 July 2002 | 13 July 2005 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 32 MB |
| Chip lithography | 150 nm | 180 nm |
ATI FireGL 9700 X1-256p has a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 20% more advanced lithography process.
Matrox G550 PCIe, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years.
We couldn't decide between FireGL 9700 X1-256p and Matrox G550 PCIe. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FireGL 9700 X1-256p is a workstation graphics card while Matrox G550 PCIe is a desktop one.
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