Quadro2 Pro vs ATI Radeon 9200 PCI

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 nameRV280NV15 A4
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date1 May 2003 (21 year ago)22 March 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 MHz200 MHz
Number of transistors36 million25 million
Manufacturing process technology150 nm180 nm
Power consumption (TDP)28 Wattno data
Texture fill rate1.0000.8
ROPs44
TMUs44

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).

InterfacePCIAGP 4x
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 amount128 MB64 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed200 MHz250 MHz
Memory bandwidth6.4 GB/s8 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX8.17.0
OpenGL1.41.2
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 May 2003 22 March 2001
Maximum RAM amount 128 MB 64 MB
Chip lithography 150 nm 180 nm

ATI 9200 PCI has an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 20% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Radeon 9200 PCI and Quadro2 Pro. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Radeon 9200 PCI is a desktop card while Quadro2 Pro is a workstation one.


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