ATI Radeon X850 PRO AGP vs Quadro NVS 210S

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)	R400 (2004−2008)
GPU code name	C51	R481
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	22 December 2003 (22 years ago)	4 September 2005 (20 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$279

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	500 MHz
Number of transistors	75 million	160 million
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	11 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	0.85	6.000
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	1x 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	256 MB
Memory bus width	System Shared	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	32 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

1x DVI, 1x VGA, 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)	9.0b (9_2)
Shader Model	3.0	no data
OpenGL	2.1	2.0
OpenCL	N/A	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/A

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	22 December 2003	4 September 2005
Chip lithography	90 nm	130 nm