ATI FirePro 2260 PCI vs Quadro FX 1500M

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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)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameG71RV620
Market segmentMobile workstationWorkstation
Release date18 April 2006 (18 years ago)2008 (16 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 cores2740
Core clock speed375 MHz500 MHz
Boost clock speed375 MHzno data
Number of transistors278 million181 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate9.0002.000
ROPs164
TMUs244

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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfaceMXM-IIPCI
Lengthno data170 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR3DDR2
Maximum RAM amount512 MB256 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed500 MHz1000 MBps
Memory bandwidth32 GB/s8 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 ConnectorsNo outputs2x DisplayPort

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model3.04.1
OpenGL2.13.3
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 256 MB
Chip lithography 90 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 15 Watt

FX 1500M has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

ATI 2260 PCI, on the other hand, has a 63.6% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Quadro FX 1500M and FirePro 2260 PCI. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Quadro FX 1500M is a mobile workstation card while FirePro 2260 PCI 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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NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500M
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