We let a FireGL2 and a Quadro2 Pro reference card (identical to Elsa Gloria III) compete against each other. Additionally, we show test results for a mainstream GeForce2 GTS chip for better assessment of both products. We used three different platforms for each card: one with AMD Athlon 1.2 GHz, Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz and Pentium 4 1.5 GHz. In our benchmark charts you'll also see how a Pentium 4 would work if it ran at 1.2 GHz (same clock as AMD Athlon 1.2 GHz).
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Graphics Cards Tested
Diamond FireGL2
Graphic chips
IBM RC1000 (rasterizer) and IBM GT1000 (geometry)
Memory
64 MB DDR SGRAM
Memory clock
120 MHz DDR (or "240 MHz" in marketing language)
RC1000 clock
120 MHz
GT1000 clock
190 MHz
BIOS version
1.04
Driver version
5.12.2195.2044
NVIDIA Quadro2 Pro reference board(identical to Elsa Gloria III)
Graphic chip
Nvidia Quadro2 Pro
Memory
64 MB DDR SGRAM
Memory clock
200 MHz DDR (or "400 MHz" in marketing language)
Chip clock
250 MHz
BIOS version
3.15.0006
Driver version
Nvidia 647
ASUS AGP-V7700
Graphic chip
Nvidia GeForce2 GTS
Memory
32 MB DDR SGRAM
Memory Clock
166 MHz DDR (or "333 MHz" in marketing language)
Chip clock
200 MHz
BIOS version
2.15.0111
Driver version
Nvidia 647
Test Platforms
HDD for all plattforms
Quantum Fireball lct08 12 GB
Athlon (PC2100 DDR SDRAM)
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-7DX Rev.2.3
Chipset
AMD760
BIOS version
F1a
CPU
AMD Athlon 1.2 GHz at 133 MHz Double Pumped System Bus
Memory
128 MB Micron CL2 DDR SDRAM (1 module)
Pentium III (PC133 SDRAM)
Motherboard
ASUS CUSL2
Chipset
Intel 815
BIOS version
1003-3
CPU
Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz at 133 MHz Single Pumped System Bus
Memory
128 MB WorkX PC133 SDRAM (1 module)
Pentium 4 (PC800 RDRAM)
Motherboard
Intel D850 GB
Chipset
Intel 850
BIOS version
V1
CPU
Pentium 4 1.5 GHz at 100 MHz Quad Pumped System Bus
