ATI Rage 128 PRO vs Quadro M2000M
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 484 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 11.37 | no data |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2017) | Rage 4 (1998−1999) |
| GPU code name | GM107 | Rage 4 PRO |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 3 December 2015 (8 years ago) | 1 August 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.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 640 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 1029 MHz | 118 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1098 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,870 million | 8 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 250 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 43.92 | 0.24 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.405 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 16 | 2 |
| TMUs | 40 | 2 |
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 size | large | no data |
| Interface | MXM-A (3.0) | AGP 4x |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
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 type | GDDR5 | SDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 32 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1253 MHz | 143 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 80 GB/s | 1.144 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 Connectors | No outputs | 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
| Display Port | 1.2 | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Optimus | + | - |
| 3D Vision Pro | + | no data |
| Mosaic | + | no data |
| nView Display Management | + | no data |
| Optimus | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 | 6.0 |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 1.2 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | N/A |
| Vulkan | + | N/A |
| CUDA | 5.0 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 3 December 2015 | 1 August 1999 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 32 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 250 nm |
M2000M has an age advantage of 16 years, a 12700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 792.9% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Quadro M2000M and Rage 128 PRO. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro M2000M is a mobile workstation card while Rage 128 PRO is a desktop 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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