ATI Radeon 9250 vs Quadro NVS 210S
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1535 | 1602 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.35 | no data |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | Rage 7 (2001−2006) |
| GPU code name | C51 | RV280 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 22 December 2003 (21 years ago) | 1 March 2004 (21 years ago) |
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 | 240 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 75 million | 36 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 150 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 11 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 0.85 | 0.96 |
| ROPs | 1 | 4 |
| TMUs | 2 | 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 | PCI | AGP 8x |
| Width | IGP | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | System Shared | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 64 MB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 200 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 3.2 GB/s |
| 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 | No outputs | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 8.1 |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | no data |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 1.4 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
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.
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
| Recency | 22 December 2003 | 1 March 2004 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 150 nm |
NVS 210S has a 66.7% more advanced lithography process.
ATI 9250, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 months.
We couldn't decide between Quadro NVS 210S and Radeon 9250. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro NVS 210S is a workstation graphics card while Radeon 9250 is a desktop one.
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