ATI Radeon Xpress X1200 vs NVIDIA Quadro NVS 5100M vs NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160M
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 5100M
► remove from comparisonThe NVIDIA Quadro NVS 5100 is a business graphics card for laptops which is most likely based on the same core as the GeForce GT 330m / Quadro FX 880M. The NVS series is optimized for business applications and stability and may therefore perform a bit worse in games due to the special drivers and BIOS optimizations.
As the GT 330M, the NVS5100 should support PureVideo HD (VP4?) to accelerate HD videos and CUDA / DirectX Compute to use the render cores for other applications.
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 | RS690M | N10P-NS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pipelines | 4 / 0 Pixel- / Vertexshader | 48 - unified | 8 - unified | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Core Speed | 350 MHz | 550 MHz | 580 MHz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Max. Amount of Memory | 128 MB | 1024 MB | 256 MB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shared Memory | yes | no | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
API | DirectX 9, Shader 2.0 | DirectX 10.1, Shader 4.1 | DirectX 10, Shader 4.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
technology | 80 nm | 40 nm | 65 nm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features | 80/90nm, Avivo Video Processor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of Announcement | 01.02.2007 | 07.01.2010 | 15.08.2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Link to Manufacturer Page | www.amd.com | www.nvidia.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architecture | GT2xx | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shader Speed | 1210 MHz | 1450 MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Speed | 800 MHz | 700 MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Bus Width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Type | DDR3 | GDDR2, GDDR3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Power Consumption | 35 Watt | 12 Watt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notebook Size | medium sized | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Information | 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 |