ATI Radeon X850 XT Platinum vs Quadro NVS 295
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro NVS 295 with Radeon X850 XT Platinum, including specs and performance data.
NVS 295 outperforms X850 XT Platinum by a considerable 42% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1428 | 1475 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.91 | 0.22 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | R400 (2004−2008) |
| GPU code name | G98 | R480 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 7 May 2009 (17 years ago) | 21 December 2004 (21 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $54.50 | no data |
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 | 8 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 540 MHz | 540 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 210 million | 160 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 23 Watt | 67 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 4.320 | 8.640 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.0208 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 4 | 16 |
| TMUs | 8 | 16 |
| L2 Cache | 16 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).
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Length | 168 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | 256 MB | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 695 MHz | 590 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 11.12 GB/s | 37.76 GB/s |
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 DisplayPort | 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 | 11.1 (10_0) | 9.0b (9_2) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | no data |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 2.0 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | 1.1 | - |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.27 | 0.19 |
| Recency | 7 May 2009 | 21 December 2004 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 23 Watt | 67 Watt |
NVS 295 has a 42% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 191% lower power consumption.
The Quadro NVS 295 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon X850 XT Platinum in performance tests.
Be aware that Quadro NVS 295 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon X850 XT Platinum is a desktop one.
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