Quadro FX 4000 vs ATI Mobility Radeon
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Mobility Radeon with Quadro FX 4000, including specs and performance data.
Mobility outperforms FX 4000 by a whopping 392% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1105 | 1433 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 0.13 |
| Architecture | Rage 6 (2000−2007) | Curie (2003−2013) |
| GPU code name | M6 | NV40 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 1 December 2001 (24 years ago) | 1 April 2004 (22 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $2,199 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 speed | 144 MHz | 375 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 30 million | 222 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 180 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 142 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 0.43 | 4.500 |
| ROPs | 1 | 8 |
| TMUs | 3 | 12 |
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 | AGP 4x | AGP 8x |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 2x Molex |
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 | 16 MB | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 144 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 2.304 GB/s | 32 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 | No outputs | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 7.0 | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | no data | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 1.3 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.18 | 0.24 |
| Recency | 1 December 2001 | 1 April 2004 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 MB | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 180 nm | 130 nm |
ATI Mobility has a 392% higher aggregate performance score.
FX 4000, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 38% more advanced lithography process.
The Mobility Radeon is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 4000 in performance tests.
Be aware that Mobility Radeon is a notebook graphics card while Quadro FX 4000 is a workstation one.
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