Matrox Parhelia 256 MB vs Matrox Parhelia PCI

What is the difference between Matrox Parhelia 256 MB and Matrox Parhelia PCI. Find out which graphics card has better performance.

Graphics Processor (GPU)

Parhelia-512GPU NameParhelia-512
ParheliaArchitectureParhelia
UMCFoundryUMC
150 nmProcess Size150 nm
80 millionTransistors80 million
174 mm²Die Size174 mm²

Graphics Card

Mar 30th, 2004Release Date2001
ParheliaFamilyParhelia
End-of-lifeProductionEnd-of-life
AGP 8xBus InterfacePCI-X

Memory

256 MBMemory Size256 MB
DDRMemory TypeDDR
256 bitMemory Bus64 bit
20.80 GB/sBandwidth4.000 GB/s

Performance

1.000 GPixel/sPixel fillrate800.0 MPixel/s
250.0 MVertices/sVertex fillrate200.0 MVertices/s
4.000 GTexel/sTexture fillrate3.200 GTexel/s

Clock Speeds

325 MHz
650 Mbps effective
Memory Clock250 MHz
500 Mbps effective
250 MHzGPU Clock200 MHz

Render Config

16TMUs16
4ROPs4
4Pixel Shaders4
4Vertex Shaders4

Board Design

Single-slotSlot WidthSingle-slot
175 mm
6.9 inches
Length190 mm
7.5 inches
unknownThermal design power (TDP)unknown
200 WSuggested PSU200 W
2x DVIDisplay Connectors2x DVI
NonePower ConnectorsNone

API support

8.1DirectX8.1
1.3OpenGL1.3
N/AOpenCLN/A
N/AVulkanN/A
1.3Pixel Shader1.3
2.0Vertex Shader2.0