ATI FireGL V3100 vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 1300

Comparative analysis of ATI FireGL V3100 and NVIDIA Quadro FX 1300 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 V3100

NVIDIA Quadro FX 1300

Differences

Reasons to consider the ATI FireGL V3100

Around 12% higher core clock speed: 391 MHz vs 350 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 110 nm vs 130 nm
Around 56% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 53 vs 34

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	391 MHz vs 350 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	110 nm vs 130 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	53 vs 34

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro FX 1300

Around 79% higher texture fill rate: 2.8 GTexel / s vs 1.564 GTexel / s
Around 40% higher memory clock speed: 550 MHz vs 392 MHz

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	2.8 GTexel / s vs 1.564 GTexel / s
Memory clock speed	550 MHz vs 392 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	276 vs 275

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: ATI FireGL V3100
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro FX 1300

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

275

276

Name	ATI FireGL V3100	NVIDIA Quadro FX 1300
PassMark - G3D Mark	53	34
PassMark - G2D Mark	275	276

Compare specifications (specs)

	ATI FireGL V3100	NVIDIA Quadro FX 1300
Essentials
Architecture	Rage 9	Rankine
Code name	RV370	NV38 A1
Launch date	1 September 2004	9 August 2004
Place in performance rating	607	608
Type	Workstation	Workstation
Launch price (MSRP)		$599
Technical info
Core clock speed	391 MHz	350 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	110 nm	130 nm
Texture fill rate	1.564 GTexel / s	2.8 GTexel / s
Transistor count	107 million	135 million
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		55 Watt
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
Length		241 mm
API support
DirectX	9.0	9.0a
OpenGL	2.0	2.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	128 MB	128 MB
Memory bandwidth	3.136 GB / s	8.8 GB / s
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	392 MHz	550 MHz
Memory type	DDR	DDR