ATI FirePro 2260 PCI vs NVIDIA Quadro4 380 XGL

Comparative analysis of ATI FirePro 2260 PCI and NVIDIA Quadro4 380 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 - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

ATI FirePro 2260 PCI

NVIDIA Quadro4 380 XGL

Differences

Reasons to consider the ATI FirePro 2260 PCI

Videocard is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Around 82% higher core clock speed: 500 MHz vs 275 MHz
Around 82% higher texture fill rate: 2 GTexel / s vs 1.1 GTexel / s
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 55 nm vs 150 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 256 MB vs 128 MB
Around 95% higher memory clock speed: 1000 MHz vs 512 MHz
Around 92% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 431 vs 225
16.1x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 113 vs 7

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 January 2008 vs 12 November 2002
Core clock speed	500 MHz vs 275 MHz
Texture fill rate	2 GTexel / s vs 1.1 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm vs 150 nm
Maximum memory size	256 MB vs 128 MB
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz vs 512 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	431 vs 225
PassMark - G3D Mark	113 vs 7

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: ATI FirePro 2260 PCI
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro4 380 XGL

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

431

225

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

113

Name	ATI FirePro 2260 PCI	NVIDIA Quadro4 380 XGL
PassMark - G2D Mark	431	225
PassMark - G3D Mark	113	7
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	304
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	304

Compare specifications (specs)

	ATI FirePro 2260 PCI	NVIDIA Quadro4 380 XGL
Essentials
Architecture	TeraScale	Celsius
Code name	RV620	NV18 A4
Launch date	1 January 2008	12 November 2002
Place in performance rating	829	831
Type	Workstation	Workstation
Technical info
Core clock speed	500 MHz	275 MHz
Floating-point performance	40 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	150 nm
Pipelines	40
Texture fill rate	2 GTexel / s	1.1 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt
Transistor count	181 million	29 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	2x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCI	AGP 8x
Length	170 mm
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
API support
DirectX	10.1	8.0
OpenGL	3.3	1.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	128 MB
Memory bandwidth	32.0 GB / s	8.19 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	512 MHz
Memory type	DDR2	DDR