NVIDIA Quadro NVS 110M vs ATI Radeon Xpress X1200 vs NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160M
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 110M
► remove from comparisonIt is based on the GeForce Go 7300 with professional certified graphics drivers for applications like CAD, Rendering, 3D modelling, etc. The usability for games is limited. It is the smaller version of the NVIDIA Quadro NVS 120M for notebooks.
ATI Radeon Xpress X1200
► remove from comparisonThe Radeon Xpress X1200 (RS600M or RS690M) is an onboard graphics card for notebooks / laptops and according to AMD optimized for a good price/value. It is based on a X700 design but with less pixel- and vertex-pipelines.
The exact core clock is not clear as it varies from 350 MHz (according to Wikipedia) to 500 MHz (some GPU-Z versions). The different RS600 and RS690 (Xpress X1200, X1250, and X1270) offer the same graphics core, but may have a different core clock. Still the performance should be compareable.
ATI Radeon Xpress X1200 is hardly apt for gamers. Only old games like Quake 3 Arena can be played in 1024x768 with high/medium details fluently. Even Warcraft 3 runs fluently with minimum details. Current, damanding games like FEAR, Doom3 and Quake 4 can hardly be played (e.g. 2 frames per second in battle scenes in Quake 4). Some strategy games like Age of Empires 3 can only be played with minimal details (20-25 fps, tested with a FSC Amilo Pa 2510).
The graphic chip supports Windows Vista Aero surface and all 3D effects run fluently. Due to HyperMemory Aero is supported with high resolutions (tested with 1280x800 + 1920x1200).
Technically the chip has 4 pixel-pipelines and either a texture unit (with 2 vertex shaders) or no vertex shaders (each source tells a different story).
The current consumption of the desktop version lies around 13.8 Watt (TDP) and 8 Watt average. The mobile versions could be more economic as they offer Powerplay support.
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160M
► remove from comparisonThe Nvidia Quadro NVS 150M is a business graphics adapater for notebooks. It is based on the GeForce 9300M GS consumer graphics card but features special drivers which are optimized for business applications. A short list of the applications which are certified for the NVS line can be found here (including MS Office, Exceed, Notes, McAffee, pcAnywhere, Bloomberg, Reuters, Tradestation).
The gaming performance should be similar to the GeForce 9300M GS and therefore only suited for less demanding games with low details. Still the business drivers are not optimized for games and may therefore show a worse performance (or some bugs). The memory is clocked either with 700 MHz (DDR3) or 400 MHz (DDR2) which is noticable slower.
Compared to the Quadro NVS 150M, the 160M features a higher clock speed and supports higher resolutions up to 1920x1200 (digital) or 2048x1536 (analog).
As the 9300M GS, the Quadro NVS 160M also supports PureVideo HD to decode HD videos with the graphics chip (and save current).
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Codename | G72M | RS690M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pipelines | 4 / 3 Pixel- / Vertexshader | 4 / 0 Pixel- / Vertexshader | 8 - unified | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Core Speed | 300 MHz | 350 MHz | 580 MHz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Speed | 600 MHz | 700 MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Bus Width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Type | DDR-3 | GDDR2, GDDR3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Max. Amount of Memory | 64 MB | 128 MB | 256 MB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shared Memory | no | yes | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
API | DirectX 9c, Shader 3.0 | DirectX 9, Shader 2.0 | DirectX 10, Shader 4.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Power Consumption | 10 Watt | 12 Watt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transistors | 112 Million | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
technology | 90 nm | 80 nm | 65 nm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features | PureVideo, UltraShadow II, Intellisample 4.0, CineFX 4.0, PowerMizer 6.0, High Dynamic-Range (HDR) Lighning | 80/90nm, Avivo Video Processor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of Announcement | 01.06.2006 | 01.02.2007 | 15.08.2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Information | 90nm, 112 Mio Transistoren, PCI-E | OpenGL 2.1, max. 1920x1200 (digital) bzw 2048x1536 (analog), max. 2 unabhängige Displays, PCI-Express x16, optionale Interfaces (des Chips): DP, VGA, DVI, LVDS, HDMI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Link to Manufacturer Page | www.nvidia.com | www.amd.com | www.nvidia.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shader Speed | 1450 MHz |