Matrox QID PRO: specs and benchmarks
Summary
Matrox started QID PRO sales 17 December 2004. This is a desktop graphics card based on a MP architecture and made with 0 nm manufacturing process. It is primarily aimed at gamer market. 256 MB of DDR memory clocked at 0.3 GHz are supplied, and together with 64 Bit memory interface this creates a bandwidth of 4.8 GB/s.
Compatibility-wise, this is a single-slot graphics card attached via PCI-X interface. Its manufacturer default version has a length of 191 mm.
Primary details
Some basic facts about Matrox QID PRO: architecture, market segment, release date etc.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Architecture | MP (2004) | |
| GPU code name | MP-A4 | |
| Market segment | Desktop | |
| Release date | 17 December 2004 (20 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Matrox QID PRO's specs such as number of shaders, GPU base clock, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of Matrox QID PRO's performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider its benchmark and gaming test results.
| Core clock speed | 250 MHz | of 2670 MHz (Arc B580) |
| Manufacturing process technology | 0 nm | of 3 nm (Arc Graphics 140V) |
| Texture fill rate | 2.000 | of 2,554 (Radeon Instinct MI300X) |
| ROPs | 2 | of 192 (GRID A100A) |
| TMUs | 8 | of 1280 (Data Center GPU Max NEXT) |
Form factor & compatibility
This section provides details about the physical dimensions of Matrox QID PRO and its compatibility with other computer components. This information is useful when selecting a computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards, it includes details about the interface and bus (for motherboard compatibility) and additional power connectors (for power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCI-X | |
| Length | 191 mm | |
| Width | 1-slot | |
| Supplementary power connectors | None |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of memory installed on Matrox QID PRO: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated memory and use a shared part of system RAM instead.
| Memory type | DDR | |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | of 294912 (Radeon Instinct MI325X) |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | of 8192 Bit (Radeon Instinct MI250X) |
| Memory clock speed | 300 MHz | of 20000 (RTX 5000 Ada Generation Mobile) |
| Memory bandwidth | 4.8 GB/s | of 5,171 GB/s (Radeon Instinct MI300X) |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on Matrox QID PRO. As a rule, this section is relevant only for desktop reference graphics cards, since for notebook ones the availability of certain video outputs depends on the laptop model, while non-reference desktop models can (though not necessarily will) bear a different set of video ports.
| Display Connectors | 2x LFH60 |
API compatibility
APIs supported by Matrox QID PRO, sometimes including their particular versions.
| DirectX | 8.1 | |
| OpenGL | 1.5 | of 4.6 (GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile) |
| OpenCL | N/A | |
| Vulkan | N/A |
