Quadro2 Go vs ATI Radeon 8500 X4

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Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureRage 7 (2001−2006)Celsius (1999−2005)
GPU code nameR200NV11 B3
Market segmentDesktopMobile workstation
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)14 August 2001 (23 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 speed250 MHz143 MHz
Number of transistors60 million20 million
Manufacturing process technology150 nm180 nm
Power consumption (TDP)92 Wattno data
Texture fill rate2.0000.29
ROPs42
TMUs82

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).

InterfacePCI-XAGP 4x
Length330 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeDDRDDR
Maximum RAM amount64 MB32 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed250 MHz181 MHz
Memory bandwidth4 GB/s2.896 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 DVI1x VGA

API compatibility

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

DirectX8.17.0
OpenGL1.31.2
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Maximum RAM amount 64 MB 32 MB
Chip lithography 150 nm 180 nm

ATI 8500 X4 has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 20% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Radeon 8500 X4 and Quadro2 Go. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Radeon 8500 X4 is a desktop card while Quadro2 Go is a mobile workstation one.


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