NVIDIA Quadro FX 4700 X2 vs ATI FireGL V7200

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro FX 4700 X2 and ATI FireGL V7200 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).

NVIDIA Quadro FX 4700 X2

ATI FireGL V7200

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro FX 4700 X2

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 6 month(s) later
24.8x more texture fill rate: 2x 38.4 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 9.6 GTexel / s
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 65 nm vs 90 nm
8x more maximum memory size: 2x 1 GB vs 256 MB
Around 23% higher memory clock speed: 1600 MHz vs 1300 MHz
5.8x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 676 vs 116
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 509 vs 348

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	18 April 2008 vs 1 October 2005
Texture fill rate	2x 38.4 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 9.6 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm
Maximum memory size	2x 1 GB vs 256 MB
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz vs 1300 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	676 vs 116
PassMark - G2D Mark	509 vs 348

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro FX 4700 X2
GPU 2: ATI FireGL V7200

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

676

116

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

509

348

Name	NVIDIA Quadro FX 4700 X2	ATI FireGL V7200
PassMark - G3D Mark	676	116
PassMark - G2D Mark	509	348
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	4196
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	4196

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA Quadro FX 4700 X2	ATI FireGL V7200
Essentials
Architecture	Tesla	R500
Code name	G92	R520
Launch date	18 April 2008	1 October 2005
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,999	$1,279
Place in performance rating	490	492
Type	Workstation	Workstation
Technical info
Core clock speed	600 MHz	600 MHz
Floating-point performance	2x 384.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	90 nm
Pipelines	2x 128
Texture fill rate	2x 38.4 GTexel / s billion / sec	9.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	226 Watt
Transistor count	754 million	321 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	229 mm
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	1x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	10.0	9.0c
OpenGL	3.3	2.0
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2x 1 GB	256 MB
Memory bandwidth	2x 51.2 GB / s	41.6 GB / s
Memory bus width	2x 256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz	1300 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3