NVIDIA Quadro vs ATI Rage 128 GL

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro and ATI Rage 128 GL 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

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
  • Around 69% higher core clock speed: 135 MHz vs 80 MHz
  • 3.4x more texture fill rate: 540 MTexel / s vs 160.0 MTexel / s
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 220 nm vs 250 nm
  • 2.8x more memory clock speed: 166 MHz vs 60 MHz
Launch date 1 January 1999 vs 1 August 1998
Core clock speed 135 MHz vs 80 MHz
Texture fill rate 540 MTexel / s vs 160.0 MTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology 220 nm vs 250 nm
Memory clock speed 166 MHz vs 60 MHz

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA Quadro ATI Rage 128 GL

Essentials

Architecture Celsius
Code name NV10 A3 Rage 128 GL
Launch date 1 January 1999 1 August 1998
Place in performance rating not rated not rated
Type Workstation Desktop

Technical info

Core clock speed 135 MHz 80 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 220 nm 250 nm
Texture fill rate 540 MTexel / s 160.0 MTexel / s
Transistor count 17 million 8 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x VGA 1x VGA

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface AGP 4x AGP 2x
Supplementary power connectors None None

API support

DirectX 7.0 6.0
OpenGL 1.2 1.2

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 32 MB 32 MB
Memory bandwidth 2.656 GB / s 960 MB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 166 MHz 60 MHz
Memory type SDR SDR

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