ATI Radeon 9700 vs Quadro NVS 210S
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro NVS 210S with Radeon 9700, including specs and performance data.
9700 outperforms 210S by a whopping 160% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1546 | 1499 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.35 | 0.27 |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | Rage 8 (2002−2007) |
| GPU code name | C51 | R300 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 22 December 2003 (22 years ago) | 1 July 2002 (23 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 | 275 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 75 million | 110 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 150 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 11 Watt | 37 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 0.85 | 2.200 |
| ROPs | 1 | 8 |
| TMUs | 2 | 8 |
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 | Floppy |
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 | 128 MB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 270 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 17.28 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) | 9.0 (9_0) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | no data |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| 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.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
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
| Performance score | 0.05 | 0.13 |
| Recency | 22 December 2003 | 1 July 2002 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 150 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 11 Watt | 37 Watt |
NVS 210S has an age advantage of 1 year, a 67% more advanced lithography process, and 236% lower power consumption.
ATI 9700, on the other hand, has a 160% higher aggregate performance score.
The Radeon 9700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro NVS 210S in performance tests.
Be aware that Quadro NVS 210S is a workstation graphics card while Radeon 9700 is a desktop one.
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