ATI Radeon 9500 vs Quadro FX 3000

Place in the ranking	1400	1451
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	no data	0.52
Architecture	Rankine (2003−2005)	Rage 8 (2002−2007)
GPU code name	NV35	R300
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	22 July 2003 (21 year ago)	1 March 2003 (21 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$203	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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	400 MHz	275 MHz
Number of transistors	135 million	110 million
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	12 Watt
Texture fill rate	3.200	1.100
ROPs	4	4
TMUs	8	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	AGP 8x
Width	2-slot	1-slot
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	DDR	DDR
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	64 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	425 MHz	270 MHz
Memory bandwidth	27.2 GB/s	17.28 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors

2x DVI, 1x S-Video

1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	9.0a	9.0 (9_0)
OpenGL	1.5 (2.1)	2.0
OpenCL	N/A	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/A

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FX 3000 0.18
+100%

ATI 9500 0.09

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

FX 3000 69
+91.7%

ATI 9500 36

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	0.18	0.09
Recency	22 July 2003	1 March 2003
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	64 MB
Chip lithography	130 nm	150 nm

FX 3000 has a 100% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 months, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 15.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro FX 3000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 9500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro FX 3000 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon 9500 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.