ATI FireGL V3600 vs NVIDIA GeForce 6100 + nForce 420

Comparative analysis of ATI FireGL V3600 and NVIDIA GeForce 6100 + nForce 420 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, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the ATI FireGL V3600

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • Around 41% higher core clock speed: 600 MHz vs 425 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 65 nm vs 90 nm
  • 7.2x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 180 vs 25
  • Around 71% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 399 vs 234
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 28 June 2007 vs 11 October 2004
Core clock speed 600 MHz vs 425 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm vs 90 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 180 vs 25
PassMark - G2D Mark 399 vs 234

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: ATI FireGL V3600
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 6100 + nForce 420

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
180
25
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
399
234
Name ATI FireGL V3600 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 + nForce 420
PassMark - G3D Mark 180 25
PassMark - G2D Mark 399 234
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1755
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1755

Compare specifications (specs)

ATI FireGL V3600 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 + nForce 420

Essentials

Architecture TeraScale Curie
Code name RV630 C61
Launch date 28 June 2007 11 October 2004
Launch price (MSRP) $299
Place in performance rating 747 748
Type Workstation Desktop

Technical info

Core clock speed 600 MHz 425 MHz
Floating-point performance 144 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 90 nm
Pipelines 120
Texture fill rate 4.8 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 73 Watt
Transistor count 390 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 1.0 x16 PCI
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 10.0 9.0c
OpenGL 3.3 2.1

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 256 MB
Memory bandwidth 16 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1000 MHz
Memory type DDR2