GeForce 256 DDR vs Matrox G550

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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
ArchitectureG500 (2001−2005)Celsius (1999−2005)
GPU code nameCondorNV10 A3
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date1 January 2001 (23 years ago)23 December 1999 (25 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 MHz120 MHz
Number of transistors10 million17 million
Manufacturing process technology180 nm220 nm
Texture fill rate0.250.48
ROPs24
TMUs24

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).

InterfaceAGP 4xAGP 4x
Length168 mmno data
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeDDRDDR
Maximum RAM amount32 MB32 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed332 MBps150 MHz
Memory bandwidth2.656 GB/s4.8 GB/s

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x VGA1x VGA

API compatibility

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

DirectX8.07.0
OpenGL1.51.2
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 January 2001 23 December 1999
Chip lithography 180 nm 220 nm

Matrox G550 has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 22.2% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Matrox G550 and GeForce 256 DDR. We've got no test results to judge.


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