ATI Radeon 9250 vs NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 Ultra
Comparative analysis of ATI Radeon 9250 and NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 Ultra 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.
Differences
Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon 9250
- Videocard is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
- 505.3x more texture fill rate: 960 MTexel / s vs 1.9 GTexel / s
- Around 1% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 127 vs 126
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 1 March 2004 vs 23 October 2003 |
Texture fill rate | 960 MTexel / s vs 1.9 GTexel / s |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 127 vs 126 |
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 Ultra
- Around 98% higher core clock speed: 475 MHz vs 240 MHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 130 nm vs 150 nm
- 2x more maximum memory size: 128 MB vs 64 MB
- 2.3x more memory clock speed: 900 MHz vs 400 MHz
- 11.3x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 34 vs 3
Specifications (specs) | |
Core clock speed | 475 MHz vs 240 MHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 130 nm vs 150 nm |
Maximum memory size | 128 MB vs 64 MB |
Memory clock speed | 900 MHz vs 400 MHz |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G3D Mark | 34 vs 3 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: ATI Radeon 9250
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 Ultra
PassMark - G3D Mark |
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PassMark - G2D Mark |
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Name | ATI Radeon 9250 | NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 Ultra |
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PassMark - G3D Mark | 3 | 34 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 127 | 126 |
Compare specifications (specs)
ATI Radeon 9250 | NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 Ultra | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | Rage 7 | Rankine |
Code name | RV280 | NV36 A1 |
Launch date | 1 March 2004 | 23 October 2003 |
Place in performance rating | 1234 | 1235 |
Type | Desktop | Desktop |
Launch price (MSRP) | $199 | |
Technical info |
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Core clock speed | 240 MHz | 475 MHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 150 nm | 130 nm |
Texture fill rate | 960 MTexel / s | 1.9 GTexel / s |
Transistor count | 36 million | 82 million |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 46 Watt | |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Interface | AGP 8x | AGP 8x |
Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x Molex |
Length | 229 mm | |
API support |
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DirectX | 8.1 | 9.0a |
OpenGL | 1.4 | 1.5 (2.1) |
Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | 64 MB | 128 MB |
Memory bandwidth | 3.2 GB / s | 14.4 GB / s |
Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 400 MHz | 900 MHz |
Memory type | DDR | GDDR2 |