Quadro FX 2500M vs ATI FireGL V5600
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1301 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 0.89 |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | Curie (2003−2013) |
| GPU code name | RV630 | G71 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 28 June 2007 (19 years ago) | 29 September 2005 (20 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599 | $99.99 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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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.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 120 | 32 |
| Core clock speed | 800 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 390 million | 278 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 89 Watt | 45 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 6.400 | 12.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.192 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 4 | 16 |
| TMUs | 8 | 24 |
| L2 Cache | 64 KB | no data |
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).
| Laptop size | no data | large |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | MXM-III |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| 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 | GDDR4 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1100 MHz | 600 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 35.2 GB/s | 38.4 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.0 (10_0) | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 28 June 2007 | 29 September 2005 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 89 Watt | 45 Watt |
ATI FireGL V5600 has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 38% more advanced lithography process.
FX 2500M, on the other hand, has 98% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between FireGL V5600 and Quadro FX 2500M. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FireGL V5600 is a workstation graphics card while Quadro FX 2500M is a mobile workstation one.
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