ATI FireMV 2200 vs NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 PCI

Comparative analysis of ATI FireMV 2200 and NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 PCI 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 - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark.

ATI FireMV 2200

NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 PCI

Differences

Reasons to consider the ATI FireMV 2200

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 18% higher core clock speed: 324 MHz vs 275 MHz
Around 18% higher texture fill rate: 1.296 GTexel / s vs 1.1 GTexel / s
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 110 nm vs 140 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 128 MB vs 64 MB
4.5x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 36 vs 8

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 January 2006 vs 28 October 2003
Core clock speed	324 MHz vs 275 MHz
Texture fill rate	1.296 GTexel / s vs 1.1 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology	110 nm vs 140 nm
Maximum memory size	128 MB vs 64 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	36 vs 8

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 PCI

Around 15% lower typical power consumption: 13 Watt vs 15 Watt
Around 28% higher memory clock speed: 500 MHz vs 392 MHz
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 261 vs 259

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	13 Watt vs 15 Watt
Memory clock speed	500 MHz vs 392 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	261 vs 259

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: ATI FireMV 2200
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 PCI

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

259

261

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

Name	ATI FireMV 2200	NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 PCI
PassMark - G2D Mark	259	261
PassMark - G3D Mark	36	8

Compare specifications (specs)

	ATI FireMV 2200	NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 PCI
Essentials
Architecture	Rage 9	Rankine
Code name	RV370	NV34 B1
Launch date	1 January 2006	28 October 2003
Place in performance rating	695	697
Type	Desktop	Workstation
Technical info
Core clock speed	324 MHz	275 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	110 nm	140 nm
Texture fill rate	1.296 GTexel / s	1.1 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	13 Watt
Transistor count	107 million	45 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DMS-59	1x DMS-59
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCI
Length	170 mm	168 mm
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
API support
DirectX	9.0	9.0a
OpenGL	2.0	1.5 (2.1)
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	128 MB	64 MB
Memory bandwidth	3.136 GB / s	8 GB / s
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	392 MHz	500 MHz
Memory type	DDR	DDR