ATI Rage 128 VR vs Quadro NVS 210S
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | no data |
GPU code name | C51 | Rage 128 |
Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
Release date | 22 December 2003 (20 years ago) | 1 August 1998 (26 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 speed | 425 MHz | 80 MHz |
Number of transistors | 75 million | 8 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 250 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 11 Watt | no data |
Texture fill rate | 0.85 | 0.16 |
ROPs | 1 | 2 |
TMUs | 2 | 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).
Interface | PCI | AGP 2x |
Width | IGP | 1-slot |
Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | System Shared | SDR |
Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 32 MB |
Memory bus width | System Shared | 64 Bit |
Memory clock speed | System Shared | 125 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | no data | 1 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 Connectors | No outputs | 1x VGA |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 6.0 |
Shader Model | 3.0 | no data |
OpenGL | 2.1 | 1.2 |
OpenCL | N/A | None |
Vulkan | N/A | - |
Pros & cons summary
Recency | 22 December 2003 | 1 August 1998 |
Chip lithography | 90 nm | 250 nm |
NVS 210S has an age advantage of 5 years, and a 177.8% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Quadro NVS 210S and Rage 128 VR. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro NVS 210S is a workstation graphics card while Rage 128 VR 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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