ATI Rage XL PCI vs Quadro 4000 Mac Edition
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 | Fermi (2010−2014) | Rage 3 (1997−1998) |
| GPU code name | GF100 | Rage 3 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 12 June 2011 (14 years ago) | 1 August 1998 (27 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,199 | no data |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 256 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 475 MHz | 125 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,100 million | 8 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 350 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 142 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 15.20 | 0.13 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.4864 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 32 | 1 |
| TMUs | 32 | 1 |
| L1 Cache | 512 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | no data |
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 | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCI |
| Length | 241 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 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 | GDDR5 | SDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1792 MB | 8 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 702 MHz | 83 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 89.86 GB/s | 664.0 MB/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 | 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video | 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 6.0 |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | 2.0 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 12 June 2011 | 1 August 1998 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1792 MB | 8 MB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 350 nm |
4000 Mac Edition has an age advantage of 12 years, a 22300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 775% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Quadro 4000 Mac Edition and Rage XL PCI. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro 4000 Mac Edition is a workstation graphics card while Rage XL PCI is a desktop one.
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