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.
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 |
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PassMark - G3D Mark |
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Name | ATI FireMV 2200 | NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 PCI |
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PassMark - G2D Mark | 259 | 261 |
PassMark - G3D Mark | 36 | 8 |
Compare specifications (specs)
ATI FireMV 2200 | NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 PCI | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | Rage 9 | Rankine |
Code name | RV370 | NV34 B1 |
Launch date | 1 January 2006 | 28 October 2003 |
Place in performance rating | 653 | 655 |
Type | Desktop | Workstation |
Technical info |
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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 |
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Display Connectors | 1x DMS-59 | 1x DMS-59 |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCI |
Length | 170 mm | 168 mm |
Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
API support |
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DirectX | 9.0 | 9.0a |
OpenGL | 2.0 | 1.5 (2.1) |
Memory |
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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 |