NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600 vs ATI Radeon X1600

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600 and ATI Radeon X1600 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 5600

ATI Radeon X1600

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
7.6x more texture fill rate: 19.2 GTexel / s vs 2.54 GTexel / s
3x more maximum memory size: 1536 MB vs 512 MB
2x more memory clock speed: 1600 MHz vs 800 MHz
10.7x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 525 vs 49
3.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3328 vs 1019
3.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3328 vs 1019

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	5 March 2007 vs 1 January 2007
Texture fill rate	19.2 GTexel / s vs 2.54 GTexel / s
Maximum memory size	1536 MB vs 512 MB
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz vs 800 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	525 vs 49
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3328 vs 1019
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3328 vs 1019

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon X1600

Around 6% higher core clock speed: 635 MHz vs 600 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 80 nm vs 90 nm
6.3x lower typical power consumption: 27 Watt vs 171 Watt
Around 92% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 209 vs 109

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	635 MHz vs 600 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	80 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	27 Watt vs 171 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	209 vs 109

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
GPU 2: ATI Radeon X1600

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

525

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

109

209

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3328

1019

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3328

1019

Name	NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600	ATI Radeon X1600
PassMark - G3D Mark	525	49
PassMark - G2D Mark	109	209
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3328	1019
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3328	1019

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600	ATI Radeon X1600
Essentials
Architecture	Tesla	R500
Code name	G80	RV516
Launch date	5 March 2007	1 January 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,999
Place in performance rating	1243	1244
Price now	$179.99
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	4.92
Technical info
Core clock speed	600 MHz	635 MHz
Floating-point performance	345.6 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	80 nm
Pipelines	128
Texture fill rate	19.2 GTexel / s	2.54 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	171 Watt	27 Watt
Transistor count	681 million	107 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	254 mm
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	None
API support
DirectX	10.0	9.0c
OpenGL	3.3	2.0
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB	512 MB
Memory bandwidth	76.8 GB / s	12.8 GB / s
Memory bus width	384 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz	800 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3	DDR2