ATI Radeon X300 vs Quadro FX 550

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1414not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.37no data
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Rage 9 (2003−2006)
GPU code nameNV43RV370
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date20 April 2006 (18 years ago)1 September 2004 (20 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 speed360 MHz375 MHz
Number of transistors146 million107 million
Manufacturing process technology110 nm110 nm
Power consumption (TDP)30 Watt36 Watt
Texture fill rate2.8801.500
ROPs44
TMUs84

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 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Length198 mmno data
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 typeGDDR3DDR
Maximum RAM amount128 MB64 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed400 MHz200 MHz
Memory bandwidth12.8 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 DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)9.0
Shader Model3.0no data
OpenGL2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial)2.0
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 20 April 2006 1 September 2004
Maximum RAM amount 128 MB 64 MB
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 36 Watt

FX 550 has an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 20% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Quadro FX 550 and Radeon X300. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Quadro FX 550 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon X300 is a desktop one.


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NVIDIA Quadro FX 550
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