Quadro FX 5500 SDI vs SIS Mirage M661FX
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 | no data | Curie (2003−2013) |
| GPU code name | no data | G71 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 1 July 2003 (22 years ago) | 20 April 2006 (19 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $6,999 |
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 | no data | 650 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 133 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 278 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | no data | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 104 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 15.60 |
| ROPs | no data | 16 |
| TMUs | no data | 24 |
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 | no data | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 229 mm |
| Width | no data | 3-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 6-pin |
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 | no data | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 505 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 32.32 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | - |
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 | 3x DVI, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | no data | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | no data | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | no data | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | no data | N/A |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 July 2003 | 20 April 2006 |
FX 5500 SDI has an age advantage of 2 years.
We couldn't decide between SIS Mirage M661FX and Quadro FX 5500 SDI. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that SIS Mirage M661FX is a notebook graphics card while Quadro FX 5500 SDI is a workstation one.
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