Quadro FX 500 vs Radeon HD 8550G + HD 8670M Dual Graphics
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 939 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | no data | Rankine (2003−2005) |
| GPU code name | no data | NV34 A1 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 1 August 2013 (12 years ago) | 21 May 2003 (22 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.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 640 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 720 / 975 MHz | 270 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 45 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 150 nm |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 1.080 |
| ROPs | no data | 4 |
| TMUs | no data | 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).
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | no data | AGP 8x |
| Width | no data | 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 | DDR3 | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 128 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2000 MHz | 240 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 7.68 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 data | 1x DVI, 1x VGA |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11 | 9.0a |
| OpenGL | no data | 1.5 (2.1) |
| OpenCL | no data | N/A |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 August 2013 | 21 May 2003 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 150 nm |
HD 8550G + HD 8670M Dual Graphics has an age advantage of 10 years, and a 435.7% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 8550G + HD 8670M Dual Graphics and Quadro FX 500. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 8550G + HD 8670M Dual Graphics is a notebook graphics card while Quadro FX 500 is a workstation one.
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