ATI Radeon DDR vs Quadro FX 5500

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1196not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.45no data
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Rage 6 (2000−2007)
GPU code nameG71Rage 6
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date20 April 2006 (18 years ago)1 April 2000 (24 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,999 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 speed650 MHz166 MHz
Number of transistors278 million30 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm180 nm
Power consumption (TDP)96 Watt23 Watt
Texture fill rate15.601
ROPs162
TMUs246

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
Length229 mmno data
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

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 amount1 GB32 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed505 MHz166 MHz
Memory bandwidth32.32 GB/s5.312 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

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)7.0
Shader Model3.0no data
OpenGL2.11.3
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 20 April 2006 1 April 2000
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 32 MB
Chip lithography 90 nm 180 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 96 Watt 23 Watt

FX 5500 has an age advantage of 6 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

ATI DDR, on the other hand, has 317.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Quadro FX 5500 and Radeon DDR. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Quadro FX 5500 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon DDR is a desktop one.


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NVIDIA Quadro FX 5500
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