ATI Radeon Xpress 1270 IGP vs Quadro FX 1100
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1523 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Rankine (2003−2005) | R400 (2004−2008) |
| GPU code name | NV36 | RS690 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 April 2004 (21 years ago) | 28 February 2007 (18 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $169.75 | no data |
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 | 425 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 82 million | 120 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 130 nm | 80 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 1.700 | 1.600 |
| ROPs | 4 | 4 |
| TMUs | 4 | 4 |
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 8x | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x Molex | 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 | DDR2 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 325 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 10.4 GB/s | no data |
| 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 | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0a | 9.0b (9_2) |
| OpenGL | 1.5 (2.1) | 2.0 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 April 2004 | 28 February 2007 |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 80 nm |
ATI Xpress 1270 IGP has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 62.5% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Quadro FX 1100 and Radeon Xpress 1270 IGP. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro FX 1100 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon Xpress 1270 IGP is a notebook one.
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