i815 Graphics vs Matrox G450 x4 MMS

Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureG400 (1999−2002)Generation 1.0 (1998−2002)
GPU code nameCondorSolano
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date1 January 2001 (23 years ago)2000 (24 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 speed125 MHz133 MHz
Number of transistors10 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology180 nm150 nm
Texture fill rate0.250.13
ROPs21
TMUs21

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).

InterfacePCIFSB
Length168 mmno data
Width1-slotIGP

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 typeDDRSystem Shared
Maximum RAM amount32 MBSystem Shared
Memory bus width64 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed332 MBpsSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth2.656 GB/sno 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 DVIMotherboard Dependent

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX6.07.0
OpenGLNone1.2
OpenCLNoneN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 180 nm 150 nm

i815 Graphics has a 20% more advanced lithography process.

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