Matrox Parhelia 128 MB vs Radeon R9 M280X
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 868 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | GCN (2011−2017) | Parhelia (2002−2006) |
| GPU code name | Saturn XT | Parhelia-512 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 February 2015 (9 years ago) | 25 June 2002 (22 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 896 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 900 MHz | 200 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,080 million | 80 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 150 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 61.60 | 0.8 |
| Floating-point performance | 1.971 gflops | no data |
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 |
| Bus support | Not Listed | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | AGP 4x |
| Length | no data | 175 mm |
| Width | no data | 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 | Not Listed | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 0 MB | 128 MB |
| Memory bus width | Not Listed | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 96 GB/s | 16 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 | 2x DVI |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| FreeSync | + | - |
| HD3D | + | - |
| PowerTune | + | - |
| DualGraphics | + | - |
| ZeroCore | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DirectX® 11 | 8.1 |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 1.5 |
| OpenCL | Not Listed | N/A |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
| Mantle | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 February 2015 | 25 June 2002 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 150 nm |
R9 M280X has an age advantage of 12 years, and a 435.7% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon R9 M280X and Matrox Parhelia 128 MB. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon R9 M280X is a notebook card while Matrox Parhelia 128 MB 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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