ATI Radeon E4690 MXM vs Quadro FX 5500 SDI
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 | Curie (2003−2013) | TeraScale (2005−2013) |
| GPU code name | G71 | RV730 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 20 April 2006 (20 years ago) | 1 June 2009 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $6,999 | 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 | no data | 320 |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 600 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 278 million | 514 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 104 Watt | 30 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 15.60 | 19.20 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.384 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 8 |
| TMUs | 24 | 32 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 64 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 128 KB |
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 | MXM-A (3.0) |
| Length | 229 mm | no data |
| Width | 3-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | no data |
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 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 505 MHz | 700 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 32.32 GB/s | 22.4 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 | 3x DVI, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 10.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 20 April 2006 | 1 June 2009 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 104 Watt | 30 Watt |
FX 5500 SDI has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
ATI E4690 MXM, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 64% more advanced lithography process, and 247% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Quadro FX 5500 SDI and Radeon E4690 MXM. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro FX 5500 SDI is a workstation graphics card while Radeon E4690 MXM is a notebook one.
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