Matrox G550 vs ATI Radeon X850 XT
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1465 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.21 | no data |
| Architecture | R400 (2004−2008) | G500 (2001−2005) |
| GPU code name | R480 | Condor |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 December 2004 (21 years ago) | 1 January 2001 (25 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 | 520 MHz | 125 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 160 million | 10 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 130 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 69 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 8.320 | 0.25 |
| ROPs | 16 | 2 |
| TMUs | 16 | 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 | PCIe 1.0 x16 | AGP 4x |
| Length | no data | 168 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 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 | GDDR3 | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 32 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 540 MHz | 332 MBps |
| Memory bandwidth | 34.56 GB/s | 2.656 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 | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | 1x DVI, 1x VGA |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0b (9_2) | 8.0 |
| OpenGL | 2.0 | 1.5 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 December 2004 | 1 January 2001 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 32 MB |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 180 nm |
ATI X850 XT has an age advantage of 3 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 38% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon X850 XT and Matrox G550. We've got no test results to judge.
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