Quadro FX 550M vs ATI Radeon 7200 64 MB
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 | Rage 6 (2000−2007) | Curie (2003−2013) |
| GPU code name | R100 | G73 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 1 April 2000 (25 years ago) | 13 March 2006 (19 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 | 166 MHz | 480 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 30 million | 177 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 180 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 23 Watt | 35 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 1 | 5.760 |
| ROPs | 2 | 8 |
| TMUs | 6 | 12 |
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 4x | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | DDR | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 64 MB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 166 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 5.312 GB/s | 16 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 | 1x VGA, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 7.0 | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | no data | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 1.3 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 April 2000 | 13 March 2006 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 64 MB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 180 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 23 Watt | 35 Watt |
ATI 7200 64 MB has 52.2% lower power consumption.
FX 550M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon 7200 64 MB and Quadro FX 550M. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon 7200 64 MB is a desktop graphics card while Quadro FX 550M is a mobile workstation one.
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