NVIDIA, ATi Bring Five OpenGL Workstation Graphics for PCI Express to Market

Conclusion

In general, the Quadro FX 3400 from NVIDIA leads in this comparative test. But ATi is hot on its heels with its FireGL V5100. On average, the model from ATi lies just about 5.6% behind the NVIDIA card. And the same can be said about the two manufacturers' entry-level boards. If ATi had managed to submit its FireGL V7100 in good time, the manufacturer would have very likely emerged as the winner.

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ProductVideo OutputsDigital TMDS DisplaysStereo ConnectorFramelock / GenlockSpace req.Aux. Power ConnectorMemory
ATi FireGL T2-128VGA + DVI-Isingle linknono1 slotno128 MB
ATi FireGL V3100VGA + DVI-Isingle linknono1 slotno128 MB
ATi FireGL V3200DVI-I + DVI-Isingle linkyesno1 slotno128 MB
ATi FireGL V5100DVI-I + DVI-Isingle linkyesno1 slotno128 MB
ATi FireGL V7100DVI-I + DVI-Idual linkyesno1 slotyes256 MB
ATi FireGL X1-128DVI-I + DVI-Isingle linknono1 slotyes128 MB
ATi FireGL X1-256pDVI-I + DVI-Isingle linkyesno2 slotsno256 MB
ATi FireGL X2-256DVI-I + DVI-Isingle linknono1 slotyes256 MB
ATi FireGL X2-256tDVI-I + DVI-Isingle linknono1 slotyes256 MB
ATi FireGL X3-256DVI-I + DVI-Idual linkyesno1 slotyes256 MB
ATi FireGL Z1-128DVI-I + DVI-Isingle linknono1 slotyes128 MB
NVIDIA Quadro FX 1000DVI-I + DVI-Isingle linkyesno1 slotyes128 MB
NVIDIA Quadro FX 1100DVI-I + DVI-Isingle linkyesno1 slotyes128 MB
NVIDIA Quadro FX 1300DVI-I + DVI-Isingle linkyesno1 slotno128 MB
NVIDIA Quadro FX 2000DVI-I + DVI-Idual linkyesno2 slotsyes128 MB
NVIDIA Quadro FX 3000DVI-I + DVI-Idual linkyesno2 slotsyes256 MB
NVIDIA Quadro FX 3000GDVI-I + DVI-Idual linkyesyes2 slotsyes256 MB
NVIDIA Quadro FX 3400DVI-I + DVI-Idual linkyesno1 slotyes256 MB
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ProductInterfaceSRP, $USSRP, EUR
ATi FireGL T2-128AGP$339275 €
ATi FireGL V3100PCIe$249199 €
ATi FireGL V3200PCIe$399319 €
ATi FireGL V5100PCIe$799639 €
ATi FireGL V7100PCIe$1099879 €
ATi FireGL X1-128AGP$699559 €
ATi FireGL X1-256pAGP Pro$899719 €
ATi FireGL X2-256AGP$869699 €
ATi FireGL X2-256tAGP$899719 €
ATi FireGL X3-256AGP$1099879 €
ATi FireGL Z1-128AGP$499399 €
NVIDIA Quadro FX 1000AGP$12951049 €
NVIDIA Quadro FX 1100AGP$999799 €
NVIDIA Quadro FX 1300PCIe$899719 €
NVIDIA Quadro FX 2000AGP$19951599 €
NVIDIA Quadro FX 3000AGP$16991359 €
NVIDIA Quadro FX 3000GAGP$29992399 €
NVIDIA Quadro FX 3400PCIe$1,7991439 €