ATI Radeon X1950 PRO AGP vs Quadro NVS 210S
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1556 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.42 | no data |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | R500 (2005−2007) |
| GPU code name | C51 | RV570 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 22 December 2003 (22 years ago) | 25 October 2006 (19 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 | 425 MHz | 575 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 75 million | 330 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 80 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 11 Watt | 66 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 0.85 | 6.900 |
| ROPs | 1 | 12 |
| TMUs | 2 | 12 |
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 | PCI | AGP 8x |
| Width | IGP | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 2x Molex |
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 | System Shared | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 690 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 44.16 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 | 22 December 2003 | 25 October 2006 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 80 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 11 Watt | 66 Watt |
NVS 210S has 500% lower power consumption.
ATI X1950 PRO AGP, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 13% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Quadro NVS 210S and Radeon X1950 PRO AGP. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro NVS 210S is a workstation graphics card while Radeon X1950 PRO AGP is a desktop one.
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