NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500M vs ATI Radeon X1300 PRO

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500M and ATI Radeon X1300 PRO 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 NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500M

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
  • 5.8x more texture fill rate: 13.8 GTexel / s vs 2.4 GTexel / s
  • 4x more maximum memory size: 512 MB vs 128 MB
  • Around 50% higher memory clock speed: 1200 MHz vs 800 MHz
  • 3.6x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 306 vs 84
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 March 2007 vs 1 November 2006
Texture fill rate 13.8 GTexel / s vs 2.4 GTexel / s
Maximum memory size 512 MB vs 128 MB
Memory clock speed 1200 MHz vs 800 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 306 vs 84

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon X1300 PRO

  • Around 4% higher core clock speed: 600 MHz vs 575 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 80 nm vs 90 nm
  • Around 45% lower typical power consumption: 31 Watt vs 45 Watt
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 313 vs 309
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 600 MHz vs 575 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 80 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 31 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 313 vs 309

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500M
GPU 2: ATI Radeon X1300 PRO

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
306
84
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
309
313
Name NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500M ATI Radeon X1300 PRO
PassMark - G3D Mark 306 84
PassMark - G2D Mark 309 313

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500M ATI Radeon X1300 PRO

Essentials

Architecture Curie R500
Code name G71 RV516
Launch date 1 March 2007 1 November 2006
Launch price (MSRP) $99.99
Place in performance rating 515 518
Price now $99.99
Type Mobile workstation Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 3.97

Technical info

Boost clock speed 575 MHz
Core clock speed 575 MHz 600 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 90 nm 80 nm
Pipelines 24
Texture fill rate 13.8 GTexel / s 2.4 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt 31 Watt
Transistor count 278 million 107 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface MXM-III PCIe 1.0 x16
Laptop size large
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 9.0c 9.0c
OpenGL 2.1 2.0

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 128 MB
Memory bandwidth 38.4 GB / s 12.8 GB / s
Memory bus width 700 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1200 MHz 800 MHz
Memory type 256 DDR
Shared memory 0