ATI FireGL T2-128 vs NVIDIA Quadro4 980 XGL

Comparative analysis of ATI FireGL T2-128 and NVIDIA Quadro4 980 XGL 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 Quadro4 980 XGL

Differences

Reasons to consider the ATI FireGL T2-128

Videocard is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
Around 33% higher core clock speed: 398 MHz vs 300 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 130 nm vs 150 nm
6.2x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 31 vs 5

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 October 2003 vs 12 November 2002
Core clock speed	398 MHz vs 300 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm vs 150 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	31 vs 5

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro4 980 XGL

Around 50% higher texture fill rate: 2.4 GTexel / s vs 1.6 GTexel / s
Around 9% higher memory clock speed: 650 MHz vs 594 MHz
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 181 vs 178

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	2.4 GTexel / s vs 1.6 GTexel / s
Memory clock speed	650 MHz vs 594 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	181 vs 178

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: ATI FireGL T2-128
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro4 980 XGL

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

178

181

Name	ATI FireGL T2-128	NVIDIA Quadro4 980 XGL
PassMark - G3D Mark	31	5
PassMark - G2D Mark	178	181

Compare specifications (specs)

	ATI FireGL T2-128	NVIDIA Quadro4 980 XGL
Essentials
Architecture	Rage 8	Kelvin
Code name	RV350	NV28 A2
Launch date	1 October 2003	12 November 2002
Place in performance rating	971	964
Type	Workstation	Workstation
Technical info
Core clock speed	398 MHz	300 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	150 nm
Texture fill rate	1.6 GTexel / s	2.4 GTexel / s
Transistor count	76 million	36 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	None
API support
DirectX	9.0	8.1
OpenGL	2.0	1.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	128 MB	128 MB
Memory bandwidth	10.24 GB / s	10.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	594 MHz	650 MHz
Memory type	DDR	DDR