Matrox G550 vs GeForce 6200 LE

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)G500 (2001−2005)
GPU code nameNV44 A2Condor
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date4 April 2005 (19 years ago)1 January 2001 (23 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$41.24 no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Core clock speed350 MHz125 MHz
Number of transistors75 million10 million
Manufacturing process technology110 nm180 nm
Texture fill rate0.70.25
ROPs22
TMUs22

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16AGP 4x
Lengthno data168 mm
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeDDR2DDR
Maximum RAM amount64 MB32 MB
Memory bus width32 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed266 MHz332 MBps
Memory bandwidth2.128 GB/s2.656 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video1x DVI, 1x VGA

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX9.0c (9_3)8.0
Shader Model3.0no data
OpenGL2.11.5
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 4 April 2005 1 January 2001
Maximum RAM amount 64 MB 32 MB
Chip lithography 110 nm 180 nm

6200 LE has an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 63.6% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce 6200 LE and Matrox G550. We've got no test results to judge.


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