ATI Radeon 9000 LE vs Quadro FX 1100

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1456not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureRankine (2003−2005)Rage 7 (2001−2006)
GPU code nameNV36RV250
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date1 April 2004 (20 years ago)1 July 2002 (22 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$169.75 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 speed425 MHz250 MHz
Number of transistors82 million36 million
Manufacturing process technology130 nm150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data28 Watt
Texture fill rate1.7001.000
ROPs44
TMUs44

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).

InterfaceAGP 8xAGP 4x
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x MolexNone

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 amount128 MB64 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed325 MHz200 MHz
Memory bandwidth10.4 GB/s6.4 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-Video1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0a8.1
OpenGL1.5 (2.1)1.4
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 April 2004 1 July 2002
Maximum RAM amount 128 MB 64 MB
Chip lithography 130 nm 150 nm

FX 1100 has an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 15.4% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Quadro FX 1100 and Radeon 9000 LE. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Quadro FX 1100 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon 9000 LE is a desktop one.


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NVIDIA Quadro FX 1100
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