XGI Volari V8 Ultra vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 3000
Comparative analysis of XGI Volari V8 Ultra and NVIDIA Quadro FX 3000 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.
Differences
Reasons to consider the XGI Volari V8 Ultra
- Videocard is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
- Around 18% higher memory clock speed: 1000 MHz vs 850 MHz
Launch date | 15 September 2003 vs 22 July 2003 |
Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz vs 850 MHz |
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro FX 3000
- Around 14% higher core clock speed: 400 MHz vs 350 MHz
- Around 14% higher texture fill rate: 3.2 GTexel / s vs 2.8 GTexel / s
Core clock speed | 400 MHz vs 350 MHz |
Texture fill rate | 3.2 GTexel / s vs 2.8 GTexel / s |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: XGI Volari V8 Ultra
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro FX 3000
Name | XGI Volari V8 Ultra | NVIDIA Quadro FX 3000 |
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PassMark - G3D Mark | 69 | |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 178 |
Compare specifications (specs)
XGI Volari V8 Ultra | NVIDIA Quadro FX 3000 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | XG4 | Rankine |
Code name | XG40 | NV35 |
Launch date | 15 September 2003 | 22 July 2003 |
Place in performance rating | not rated | 962 |
Type | Desktop | Workstation |
Launch price (MSRP) | $203 | |
Price now | $166.60 | |
Value for money (0-100) | 0.53 | |
Technical info |
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Core clock speed | 350 MHz | 400 MHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 130 nm | 130 nm |
Texture fill rate | 2.8 GTexel / s | 3.2 GTexel / s |
Transistor count | 110 million | 135 million |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Interface | AGP 8x | AGP 8x |
Supplementary power connectors | 1x Molex | |
API support |
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DirectX | 9.0 | 9.0a |
OpenGL | 1.5 | 1.5 (2.1) |
Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 256 MB |
Memory bandwidth | 16 GB / s | 27.2 GB / s |
Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | 850 MHz |
Memory type | DDR2 | DDR |