ATI FireGL T2-128 vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 3000

Comparative analysis of ATI FireGL T2-128 and NVIDIA Quadro FX 3000 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark.

ATI FireGL T2-128

NVIDIA Quadro FX 3000

Differences

Reasons to consider the ATI FireGL T2-128

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later

Launch date	1 October 2003 vs 22 July 2003

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro FX 3000

Around 1% higher core clock speed: 400 MHz vs 398 MHz
2x more texture fill rate: 3.2 GTexel / s vs 1.6 GTexel / s
2x more maximum memory size: 256 MB vs 128 MB
Around 43% higher memory clock speed: 850 MHz vs 594 MHz
2.2x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 69 vs 31

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	400 MHz vs 398 MHz
Texture fill rate	3.2 GTexel / s vs 1.6 GTexel / s
Maximum memory size	256 MB vs 128 MB
Memory clock speed	850 MHz vs 594 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	69 vs 31

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: ATI FireGL T2-128
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro FX 3000

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

178

Name	ATI FireGL T2-128	NVIDIA Quadro FX 3000
PassMark - G3D Mark	31	69
PassMark - G2D Mark	178	178

Compare specifications (specs)

	ATI FireGL T2-128	NVIDIA Quadro FX 3000
Essentials
Architecture	Rage 8	Rankine
Code name	RV350	NV35
Launch date	1 October 2003	22 July 2003
Place in performance rating	999	1000
Type	Workstation	Workstation
Launch price (MSRP)		$203
Price now		$166.60
Value for money (0-100)		0.53
Technical info
Core clock speed	398 MHz	400 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	130 nm
Texture fill rate	1.6 GTexel / s	3.2 GTexel / s
Transistor count	76 million	135 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	AGP 8x	AGP 8x
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x Molex
API support
DirectX	9.0	9.0a
OpenGL	2.0	1.5 (2.1)
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	128 MB	256 MB
Memory bandwidth	10.24 GB / s	27.2 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	594 MHz	850 MHz
Memory type	DDR	DDR