ATI Mobility Radeon X800 vs Quadro NVS 280 SD
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1610 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Celsius (1999−2005) | R400 (2004−2008) |
| GPU code name | NV18 C1 | M28 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 31 May 2005 (21 years ago) | 1 November 2004 (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.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | no data | 18 |
| Core clock speed | 250 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 400 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 29 million | 160 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 150 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 1.000 | 4.800 |
| ROPs | 2 | 12 |
| TMUs | 4 | 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).
| Laptop size | no data | large |
| Interface | AGP 8x | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Length | 168 mm | no data |
| 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 | DDR | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 64 MB | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 200 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 3.2 GB/s | 25.6 GB/s |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
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 | 1x DMS-59 | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 8.0 | 9.0b (9_2) |
| OpenGL | 1.3 | 2.0 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 31 May 2005 | 1 November 2004 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 64 MB | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 150 nm | 130 nm |
NVS 280 SD has an age advantage of 6 months.
ATI Mobility X800, on the other hand, has a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 15% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Quadro NVS 280 SD and Mobility Radeon X800. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro NVS 280 SD is a workstation graphics card while Mobility Radeon X800 is a notebook one.
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