NVIDIA Quadro FX Go540 vs ATI FireGL X3-256

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro FX Go540 and ATI FireGL X3-256 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro FX Go540

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 110 nm vs 130 nm
  • 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 57 Watt
Manufacturing process technology 110 nm vs 130 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 57 Watt

Reasons to consider the ATI FireGL X3-256

  • Around 64% higher core clock speed: 491 MHz vs 300 MHz
  • 2.3x more texture fill rate: 5.4 GTexel / s vs 2.4 GTexel / s
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 256 MB vs 128 MB
  • 2x more memory clock speed: 908 MHz vs 450 MHz
Core clock speed 491 MHz vs 300 MHz
Texture fill rate 5.4 GTexel / s vs 2.4 GTexel / s
Maximum memory size 256 MB vs 128 MB
Memory clock speed 908 MHz vs 450 MHz

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA Quadro FX Go540 ATI FireGL X3-256

Essentials

Architecture Curie R400
Code name NV43 A4 R420
Launch date 9 August 2004 3 August 2004
Place in performance rating not rated not rated
Type Workstation Workstation
Launch price (MSRP) $1,099

Technical info

Core clock speed 300 MHz 491 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 110 nm 130 nm
Texture fill rate 2.4 GTexel / s 5.4 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt 57 Watt
Transistor count 146 million 160 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x S-Video

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface MXM-II AGP 8x
Supplementary power connectors 1x Molex

API support

DirectX 9.0c 9.0b
OpenGL 2.1 2.0

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 128 MB 256 MB
Memory bandwidth 7.2 GB / s 28.8 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 450 MHz 908 MHz
Memory type DDR GDDR3

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