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).

 

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
49
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 1251 1252
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