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 |
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PassMark - G2D Mark |
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GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) |
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Name | NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600 | ATI Radeon X1600 |
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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 | |
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Essentials |
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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 |
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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 |
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Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
Length | 254 mm | |
Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | None |
API support |
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DirectX | 10.0 | 9.0c |
OpenGL | 3.3 | 2.0 |
Memory |
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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 |