ATI FireGL 9500 Z1-128 vs GeForce MX450 N18S-G5
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Turing (2018−2022) | Rage 8 (2002−2007) |
| GPU code name | N17S-G5 / GP107-670-A1 | R300 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 1 August 2020 (4 years ago) | 1 October 2002 (22 years ago) |
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.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 1024 | no data |
| Core clock speed | no data | 325 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 110 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 10 nm | 150 nm |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 1.300 |
| ROPs | no data | 4 |
| TMUs | no data | 4 |
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).
| Interface | no data | AGP 8x |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 type | GDDR6 | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 128 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 5000 MHz | 310 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 19.84 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
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 Connectors | no data | 2x DVI |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Optimus | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DirectX 12_1 | 9.0 (9_0) |
| OpenGL | no data | 2.0 |
| OpenCL | no data | N/A |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 August 2020 | 1 October 2002 |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 150 nm |
MX450 N18S-G5 has an age advantage of 17 years, and a 1400% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce MX450 N18S-G5 and FireGL 9500 Z1-128. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce MX450 N18S-G5 is a notebook card while FireGL 9500 Z1-128 is a workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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