Quadro FX 4500 X2 vs XGI Volari Duo V8 Ultra

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Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot rated1213
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data0.29
ArchitectureXG4 (2003−2005)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameXG40G71
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date15 September 2003 (21 year ago)24 April 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$2,799

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 speed350 MHz500 MHz
Number of transistors110 million278 million
Manufacturing process technology130 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data145 Watt
Texture fill rate2.800 ×212.00 ×2
ROPs4 ×216 ×2
TMUs8 ×224 ×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).

InterfaceAGP 8xPCIe 1.0 x16
Lengthno data305 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x Molex2x 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 typeDDR2GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount256 MB ×2512 MB ×2
Memory bus width256 Bit ×2256 Bit ×2
Memory clock speed500 MHz605 MHz
Memory bandwidth32 GB/s ×238.72 GB/s ×2

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 DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video4x DVI

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX9.09.0c (9_3)
Shader Modelno data3.0
OpenGL1.52.1
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 15 September 2003 24 April 2006
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 512 MB
Chip lithography 130 nm 90 nm

FX 4500 X2 has an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between XGI Volari Duo V8 Ultra and Quadro FX 4500 X2. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that XGI Volari Duo V8 Ultra is a desktop card while Quadro FX 4500 X2 is a workstation one.

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XGI Volari Duo V8 Ultra
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NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 X2
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