ATI Radeon HD 3650 AGP vs Quadro FX 5500

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro FX 5500 with Radeon HD 3650 AGP, including specs and performance data.

FX 5500
2006
1 GB GDDR3, 96 Watt
0.63
+61.5%

FX 5500 outperforms ATI HD 3650 AGP by an impressive 62% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking11961261
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.450.41
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameG71RV635
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date20 April 2006 (18 years ago)23 January 2008 (16 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.

Pipelines / CUDA coresno data120
Core clock speed650 MHz725 MHz
Number of transistors278 million378 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)96 Watt65 Watt
Texture fill rate15.605.800
Floating-point processing powerno data0.174 TFLOPS
ROPs164
TMUs248

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 8x
Length229 mmno data
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinFloppy

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 amount1 GB512 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed505 MHz500 MHz
Memory bandwidth32.32 GB/s16 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-Video2x DVI, 1x S-Video

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

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FX 5500 0.63
+61.5%
ATI HD 3650 AGP 0.39

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

FX 5500 242
+61.3%
ATI HD 3650 AGP 150

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.63 0.39
Recency 20 April 2006 23 January 2008
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 90 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 96 Watt 65 Watt

FX 5500 has a 61.5% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

ATI HD 3650 AGP, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 63.6% more advanced lithography process, and 47.7% lower power consumption.

The Quadro FX 5500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 3650 AGP in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro FX 5500 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon HD 3650 AGP is a desktop one.


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