NVIDIA Quadro4 580 XGL vs NVIDIA Quadro4 980 XGL

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro4 580 XGL and NVIDIA Quadro4 980 XGL 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.

NVIDIA Quadro4 580 XGL

NVIDIA Quadro4 980 XGL

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro4 980 XGL

2x more texture fill rate: 2.4 GTexel / s vs 1.2 GTexel / s
2x more maximum memory size: 128 MB vs 64 MB
Around 63% higher memory clock speed: 650 MHz vs 400 MHz

Texture fill rate	2.4 GTexel / s vs 1.2 GTexel / s
Maximum memory size	128 MB vs 64 MB
Memory clock speed	650 MHz vs 400 MHz

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro4 580 XGL
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro4 980 XGL

Name	NVIDIA Quadro4 580 XGL	NVIDIA Quadro4 980 XGL
PassMark - G3D Mark		5
PassMark - G2D Mark		181

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA Quadro4 580 XGL	NVIDIA Quadro4 980 XGL
Essentials
Architecture	Celsius	Kelvin
Code name	NV18 A4	NV28 A2
Launch date	12 November 2002	12 November 2002
Place in performance rating	not rated	964
Type	Workstation	Workstation
Technical info
Core clock speed	300 MHz	300 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	150 nm	150 nm
Texture fill rate	1.2 GTexel / s	2.4 GTexel / s
Transistor count	29 million	36 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	AGP 8x	AGP 8x
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
API support
DirectX	8.0	8.1
OpenGL	1.3	1.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	64 MB	128 MB
Memory bandwidth	6.4 GB / s	10.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	400 MHz	650 MHz
Memory type	DDR	DDR