ATI FireGL X1-256 vs GeForce FX 5100
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1564 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Rankine (2003−2005) | Rage 8 (2002−2007) |
| GPU code name | NV34 A1 | R300 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 6 March 2003 (23 years ago) | 1 July 2002 (23 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Core clock speed | 200 MHz | 325 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 45 million | 110 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 150 nm | 150 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 37 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 0.8 | 2.600 |
| ROPs | 4 | 8 |
| TMUs | 4 | 8 |
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 | AGP 8x | AGP 8x |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
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 | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 64 MB | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 166 MHz | 310 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 2.656 GB/s | 19.84 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 | 1x VGA, 1x S-Video | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0a | 9.0 (9_0) |
| OpenGL | 1.5 (2.1) | 2.0 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 6 March 2003 | 1 July 2002 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 64 MB | 256 MB |
FX 5100 has an age advantage of 8 months.
ATI FireGL X1-256, on the other hand, has a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between GeForce FX 5100 and FireGL X1-256. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce FX 5100 is a desktop graphics card while FireGL X1-256 is a workstation one.
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