Matrox QID: specs and benchmarks
Summary
Matrox started QID sales 17 December 2004. This is a desktop graphics card based on a MP architecture and made with 0 nm manufacturing process. It is primarily aimed at gamer market. 256 MB of DDR memory clocked at 0.6 GHz are supplied, and together with 128 Bit memory interface this creates a bandwidth of 9.6 GB/s.
Compatibility-wise, this is single-slot card attached via AGP 8x interface. Its manufacturer default version has a length of 165 mm.
General info
Some basic facts about Matrox QID: architecture, market segment, release date etc.
Place in performance ranking | not rated | |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
Architecture | MP (2004) | |
GPU code name | MP-A4 | |
Market segment | Desktop | |
Release date | 17 December 2004 (19 years ago) | |
Current price | $341 | of 168889 (A100 PCIe 80 GB) |
Technical specs
Matrox QID's specs such as number of shaders, GPU base clock, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of Matrox QID's performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider its benchmark and gaming test results.
Core clock speed | 250 MHz | of 2610 (Radeon RX 6500 XT) |
Manufacturing process technology | 0 nm | of 4 (Radeon 780M) |
Texture fill rate | 2.000 | of 969.9 (H100 SXM5 96 GB) |
Size and compatibility
This section provides details about the physical dimensions of Matrox QID and its compatibility with other computer components. This information is useful when selecting a computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards, it includes details about the interface and bus (for motherboard compatibility) and additional power connectors (for power supply compatibility).
Interface | AGP 8x | |
Length | 165 mm | |
Width | 1-slot | |
Supplementary power connectors | None |
Memory
Parameters of memory installed on Matrox QID: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated memory and use a shared part of system RAM instead.
Memory type | DDR | |
Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | of 192 (Radeon Instinct MI300X) |
Memory bus width | 128 Bit | of 8192 (Radeon Instinct MI250X) |
Memory clock speed | 600 MHz | of 23000 (GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER) |
Memory bandwidth | 9.6 GB/s | of 3276 (Aldebaran) |
Video outputs and ports
Types and number of video connectors present on Matrox QID. As a rule, this section is relevant only for desktop reference graphics cards, since for notebook ones the availability of certain video outputs depends on the laptop model, while non-reference desktop models can (though not necessarily will) bear a different set of video ports.
Display Connectors | 1x DVI |
API support
APIs supported by Matrox QID, sometimes including their particular versions.
DirectX | 8.1 | |
OpenGL | 1.5 | of 4.6 (GeForce RTX 4090) |
OpenCL | N/A | |
Vulkan | N/A |