ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 560

Comparative analysis of ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 and NVIDIA Quadro FX 560 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).

ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2

NVIDIA Quadro FX 560

Differences

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 3 month(s) later
2x more core clock speed: 700 MHz vs 350 MHz
54.3x more texture fill rate: 2x 28 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 4.2 GTexel / s
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 55 nm vs 90 nm
16x more maximum memory size: 2x 1 GB vs 128 MB
3x more memory clock speed: 3600 MHz vs 1200 MHz
11.5x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1309 vs 114
Around 57% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 565 vs 360

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 August 2008 vs 20 April 2006
Core clock speed	700 MHz vs 350 MHz
Texture fill rate	2x 28 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 4.2 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm vs 90 nm
Maximum memory size	2x 1 GB vs 128 MB
Memory clock speed	3600 MHz vs 1200 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1309 vs 114
PassMark - G2D Mark	565 vs 360

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro FX 560

9.5x lower typical power consumption: 30 Watt vs 286 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	30 Watt vs 286 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro FX 560

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1309

114

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

565

360

Name	ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2	NVIDIA Quadro FX 560
PassMark - G3D Mark	1309	114
PassMark - G2D Mark	565	360
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3323
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3323

Compare specifications (specs)

	ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2	NVIDIA Quadro FX 560
Essentials
Architecture	TeraScale	Curie
Code name	R700	G73
Launch date	12 August 2008	20 April 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$550	$299
Place in performance rating	441	444
Type	Desktop	Workstation
Price now		$150.25
Value for money (0-100)		0.98
Technical info
Core clock speed	700 MHz	350 MHz
Floating-point performance	2x 1,120.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	90 nm
Pipelines	2x 800
Texture fill rate	2x 28 GTexel / s billion / sec	4.2 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	286 Watt	30 Watt
Transistor count	956 million	177 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	267 mm	198 mm
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	None
API support
DirectX	10.1	9.0c
OpenGL	3.3	2.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2x 1 GB	128 MB
Memory bandwidth	2x 115.2 GB / s	19.2 GB / s
Memory bus width	2x 256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	3600 MHz	1200 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR3