3dfx Voodoo5 5500 AGP vs Quadro4 980 XGL
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 | Kelvin (2001−2003) | Voodoo Scalable (2000) |
| GPU code name | NV28 A2 | VSA-100 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 12 November 2002 (21 year ago) | 22 June 2000 (24 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $299 |
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 | 300 MHz | 166 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 36 million | 14 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 150 nm | 250 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 30 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 2.400 | 0.33 |
| ROPs | 8 | 2 |
| TMUs | 8 | 2 |
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 2x |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x Molex |
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 | SDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 32 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 325 MHz | 166 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 10.4 GB/s | 2.656 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 VGA |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 8.1 | 6.0 |
| OpenGL | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 12 November 2002 | 22 June 2000 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 32 MB |
| Chip lithography | 150 nm | 250 nm |
Quadro4 980 XGL has an age advantage of 2 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 66.7% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Quadro4 980 XGL and 3dfx Voodoo5 5500 AGP. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro4 980 XGL is a workstation graphics card while 3dfx Voodoo5 5500 AGP is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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