NVIDIA Quadro4 980 XGL vs ATI Radeon 8500 XT

What is the difference between NVIDIA Quadro4 980 XGL and ATI Radeon 8500 XT. Find out which graphics card has better performance.

Graphics Processor (GPU)

NV28GPU NameR250
KelvinArchitectureRage 7
TSMCFoundryTSMC
150 nmProcess Size150 nm
36 millionTransistors60 million
101 mm²Die Size68 mm²

Graphics Card

Nov 12th, 2002Release DateNever Released
Quadro4 XGL
(x80)
FamilyRadeon R200
(8500)
End-of-lifeProductionEnd-of-life
AGP 8xBus InterfaceAGP 4x

Memory

128 MBMemory Size128 MB
DDRMemory TypeDDR
128 bitMemory Bus128 bit
10.40 GB/sBandwidth9.600 GB/s

Performance

1.200 GPixel/sPixel fillrate1.200 GPixel/s
150.0 MVertices/sVertex fillrate150.0 MVertices/s
2.400 GTexel/sTexture fillrate2.400 GTexel/s

Clock Speeds

325 MHz
650 Mbps effective
Memory Clock300 MHz
600 Mbps effective
300 MHzGPU Clock300 MHz

Render Config

8TMUs8
4ROPs4
4Pixel Shaders4
2Vertex Shaders2

Board Design

Single-slotSlot WidthSingle-slot
unknownThermal design power (TDP)25 W
200 WSuggested PSU200 W
2x DVI
1x S-Video
Display Connectors1x DVI
1x VGA
1x S-Video
NonePower ConnectorsNone

API support

8.1DirectX8.1
1.5OpenGL1.4
N/AOpenCLN/A
N/AVulkanN/A
1.3Pixel Shader1.4
1.1Vertex Shader1.1