Matrox Millenium P650 vs Matrox Parhelia HR256

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Primary details

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

Place in performance rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureParhelia (2002−2006)Parhelia (2002−2006)
GPU code nameParhelia-512Parhelia-LX
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release dateSeptember 2003 (20 years ago)2 January 2002 (22 years ago)
Current priceno data$129

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.

Core clock speed200 MHz190 MHz
Number of transistors80 million80 million
Manufacturing process technology150 nm150 nm
Texture fill rate3.2000.76

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).

InterfacePCI-XAGP 8x
Length190 mmno data
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 amount256 MB128 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed500 MBps460 MBps
Memory bandwidth4 GB/s7.36 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 Connectors2x LFH602x DVI

API compatibility

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

DirectX8.18.1
OpenGL1.31.3
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 128 MB

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