Quadro T1000 Max-Q vs FireGL X3-256

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance rankingnot rated293
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureR400 (2004−2008)Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code nameR420N19P-Q1
Market segmentWorkstationMobile workstation
Release date3 August 2004 (19 years ago)27 May 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,099 no data
Current price$143 (0.1x MSRP)no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA coresno data768
Core clock speed491 MHz795 / 1230 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1455 MHz
Number of transistors160 million4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology130 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)57 Watt35 - 40 Watt
Texture fill rate5.89275.60

Form factor & compatibility

Information on FireGL X3-256 and Quadro T1000 Max-Q compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
InterfaceAGP 8xPCIe 3.0 x16
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x MolexNone

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 typeGDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount256 MB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed908 MHz8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth29.06 GB/s80 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-VideoNo outputs

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX9.0b (9_2)12 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.6
OpenGL2.04.6
OpenCLN/A3.0
VulkanN/A1.2
CUDAno data7.5

Pros & cons summary


Recency 3 August 2004 27 May 2019
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 4 GB
Chip lithography 130 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 57 Watt 35 Watt

We couldn't decide between FireGL X3-256 and Quadro T1000 Max-Q. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that FireGL X3-256 is a workstation card while Quadro T1000 Max-Q is a mobile workstation one.


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ATI FireGL X3-256
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