Quadro FX 4800 Mac Edition vs Matrox Parhelia PCI
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Parhelia (2002−2006) | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) |
| GPU code name | Parhelia-512 | GT200B |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 2003 (22 years ago) | 11 November 2008 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $1,799 |
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.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | no data | 192 |
| Core clock speed | 200 MHz | 602 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 80 million | 1,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 150 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 150 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 3.200 | 38.53 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.4623 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 24 |
| TMUs | 16 | 64 |
| L2 Cache | no data | 192 KB |
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 | PCI-X | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 190 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin |
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 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 1536 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 500 MBps | 800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 4 GB/s | 76.8 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 | 2x DVI | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 8.1 | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 1.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | - | 1.3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 1536 MB |
| Chip lithography | 150 nm | 55 nm |
FX 4800 Mac Edition has a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 172.7% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Matrox Parhelia PCI and Quadro FX 4800 Mac Edition. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Matrox Parhelia PCI is a desktop graphics card while Quadro FX 4800 Mac Edition is a workstation one.
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