ATI Radeon X1950 XTX Uber Edition vs Quadro FX 4500

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking	1273	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	0.38	no data
Architecture	Curie (2003−2013)	R500 (2005−2007)
GPU code name	G70	R580+
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	28 July 2005 (20 years ago)	19 January 2007 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,499	$788

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	430 MHz	670 MHz
Number of transistors	302 million	384 million
Manufacturing process technology	110 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	109 Watt	125 Watt
Texture fill rate	10.32	10.72
ROPs	16	16
TMUs	24	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).

Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	267 mm	230 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 6-pin

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	GDDR3	GDDR4
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	512 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	525 MHz	1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth	33.6 GB/s	67.2 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

2x DVI, 1x S-Video

1x DVI, 1x VHDCI

API and SDK support

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

DirectX	9.0c (9_3)	9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model	3.0	3.0
OpenGL	2.1	2.0
OpenCL	N/A	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/A

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	28 July 2005	19 January 2007
Chip lithography	110 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	109 Watt	125 Watt

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