Riva TNT2 PRO vs Quadro FX 350

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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)Fahrenheit (1998−2000)
GPU code nameG72NV5 B6
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date20 April 2006 (18 years ago)12 October 1999 (25 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.

Core clock speed550 MHz143 MHz
Number of transistors112 million15 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm250 nm
Power consumption (TDP)21 Wattno data
Texture fill rate2.2000.29
ROPs22
TMUs42

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
Length168 mmno data
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeDDR2SDR
Maximum RAM amount128 MB32 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed405 MHz167 MHz
Memory bandwidth6.48 GB/s2.672 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 VGA1x VGA

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)6.0
Shader Model3.0no data
OpenGL2.11.2
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 20 April 2006 12 October 1999
Maximum RAM amount 128 MB 32 MB
Chip lithography 90 nm 250 nm

FX 350 has an age advantage of 6 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 177.8% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Quadro FX 350 and Riva TNT2 PRO. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Quadro FX 350 is a workstation graphics card while Riva TNT2 PRO is a desktop one.


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NVIDIA Quadro FX 350
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