Matrox G450 x4 MMS vs ATI Radeon DDR VIVO SE

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureRage 6 (2000−2007)G400 (1999−2002)
GPU code nameRage 6Condor
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date14 August 2001 (23 years ago)1 January 2001 (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 speed187 MHz125 MHz
Number of transistors30 million10 million
Manufacturing process technology180 nm180 nm
Texture fill rate1.1220.25
ROPs22
TMUs62

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).

InterfaceAGP 4xPCI
Lengthno data168 mm
Width1-slot1-slot

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 typeDDRDDR
Maximum RAM amount64 MB32 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed180 MHz332 MBps
Memory bandwidth5.76 GB/s2.656 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 Connectors1x VGA, 2x S-Video2x DVI

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX7.06.0
OpenGL1.3None
OpenCLN/ANone
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 14 August 2001 1 January 2001
Maximum RAM amount 64 MB 32 MB

ATI DDR VIVO SE has an age advantage of 7 months, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

We couldn't decide between Radeon DDR VIVO SE and Matrox G450 x4 MMS. We've got no test results to judge.


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