The following table shows an overview of current OpenGL workstation graphics cards:
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Manufacturer and Product
Chip (Codename)
Transis-tors
Street price
Chip clock
Mem Clock *
Memory
Memory bus
Interface (max.)
3Dlabs Wildcat VP970
VP900
76 mill.
$899
n/a
n/a
128 MB DDR
256Bit
AGP4X
ATi FireGL 8700
FGL8700 (R200W)
60 mill.
$149
250 MHz
270 MHz
64 MB DDR
128Bit
AGP4X
ATi FireGL 8800
FGL8800 (R200W)
60 mill.
$349
250 MHz
290 MHz
128 MB DDR
128Bit
AGP4X
ATi FireGL X1 128 MB
FGL9700 (R300W)
100 mill.
$749
325 MHz
310 MHz
128 MB DDR
256Bit
AGP8X
ATi FireGL X1 256 MB
FGL9700 (R300W)
100 mill.
$949
325 MHz
310 MHz
256 MB DDR
256Bit
AGP8X
ATi FireGL Z1
FGL9500 (R300W)
100 mill.
$549
325 MHz
310 MHz
128 MB DDR
256Bit
AGP8X
NVIDIA Quadro4 750XGL
Quadro4 (NV25)
63 mill.
$399
275 MHz
275 MHz
128 MB DDR
128Bit
AGP4X
NVIDIA Quadro4 900XGL
Quadro4 (NV25)
63 mill.
$499
300 MHz
325 MHz
128 MB DDR
128Bit
AGP4X
NVIDIA Quadro4 980XGL
Quadro4-AGP8X (NV28)
63 mill.
$549
300 MHz
325 MHz
128 MB DDR
128Bit
AGP8X
NVIDIA QuadroFX 1000
QuadroFX (NV30)
125 mill.
$899
300 MHz
300 MHz
128 MB DDR2
128Bit
AGP8X
NVIDIA QuadroFX 2000
QuadroFX (NV30)
125 mill.
$1399
400 MHz
400 MHz
128 MB DDR2
128Bit
AGP8X
* Correct physical speed. Note: Memory runs at double data rate (DDR). Marketing departments often falsely supply double the physical speed when DDR memory is used.
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