Quadro4 700 Go GL vs ATI Radeon X300
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 9 (2003−2006) | Kelvin (2001−2003) |
| GPU code name | RV370 | NV28 A2 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 1 September 2004 (20 years ago) | 5 June 2003 (21 year 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 | 375 MHz | 199 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 107 million | 36 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 110 nm | 150 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 36 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 1.500 | 0.8 |
| ROPs | 4 | 4 |
| TMUs | 4 | 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).
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | AGP 4x |
| Width | 1-slot | 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 | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 64 MB | 64 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 200 MHz | 223 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 6.4 GB/s | 7.136 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 | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0 | 8.1 |
| OpenGL | 2.0 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 September 2004 | 5 June 2003 |
| Chip lithography | 110 nm | 150 nm |
ATI X300 has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 36.4% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon X300 and Quadro4 700 Go GL. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon X300 is a desktop card while Quadro4 700 Go GL is a mobile workstation 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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