ATI FireGL V7300 vs Quadro FX 1500M
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1340 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.70 | no data |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | R500 (2005−2007) |
| GPU code name | G71 | R520 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 18 April 2006 (20 years ago) | 1 October 2005 (20 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $1,599 |
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 | 27 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 375 MHz | 594 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 375 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 278 million | 321 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 97 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 9.000 | 9.504 |
| ROPs | 16 | 16 |
| TMUs | 24 | 16 |
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 | large | no data |
| Interface | MXM-II | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 229 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 6-pin |
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 | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 500 MHz | 648 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 32 GB/s | 41.47 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 | No outputs | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 18 April 2006 | 1 October 2005 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 97 Watt |
FX 1500M has an age advantage of 6 months, and 116% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Quadro FX 1500M and FireGL V7300. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro FX 1500M is a mobile workstation graphics card while FireGL V7300 is a workstation one.
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