Matrox Parhelia DL256 vs ATI Mobility Radeon X700
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 | R400 (2004−2008) | Parhelia (2002−2006) |
| GPU code name | M26 | Parhelia-512 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 March 2005 (21 years ago) | 2003 (23 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.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 14 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 350 MHz | 200 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 350 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 120 million | 80 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 110 nm | 150 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 2.800 | 3.200 |
| ROPs | 4 | 4 |
| TMUs | 8 | 16 |
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).
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCI-X |
| Length | no data | 190 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 300 MHz | 500 MBps |
| Memory bandwidth | 9.6 GB/s | 4 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
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 | No outputs | 2x LFH60 |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0b (9_2) | 8.1 |
| OpenGL | 2.0 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 110 nm | 150 nm |
ATI Mobility X700 has a 36% more advanced lithography process.
Matrox Parhelia DL256, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between Mobility Radeon X700 and Matrox Parhelia DL256. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Mobility Radeon X700 is a notebook graphics card while Matrox Parhelia DL256 is a desktop one.
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