ATI 8514-Ultra vs XGI Volari V8

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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
ArchitectureXG4 (2003−2005)Mach (1992−1997)
GPU code nameXG40Mach8
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date15 September 2003 (21 year ago)1992 (32 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$799

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 speed300 MHz10 MHz
Number of transistors110 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology130 nm800 nm
Texture fill rate2.400no data
ROPs41
TMUs8no 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).

InterfaceAGP 8xISA 16 Bit
Width1-slot1-slot
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 typeDDR2VRAM
Maximum RAM amount256 MB1 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit32 Bit
Memory clock speed450 MHz10 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s40 MB/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 VGANo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0N/A
OpenGL1.5N/A
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 1 MB
Chip lithography 130 nm 800 nm

XGI Volari V8 has a 25500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 515.4% more advanced lithography process.

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