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
PassMark - G3D Mark 69
PassMark - G2D Mark 178

Compare specifications (specs)

XGI Volari V8 Ultra NVIDIA Quadro FX 3000

Essentials

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

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

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video 2x DVI, 1x S-Video

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface AGP 8x AGP 8x
Supplementary power connectors 1x Molex

API support

DirectX 9.0 9.0a
OpenGL 1.5 1.5 (2.1)

Memory

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

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