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NVIDIA

Quadro FX 550M

Graphics processor

Video memory
128 MB*
Memory bus
128 bit*
Rated memory bandwidth
16 GB/s*

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Processing & platform

Architecture
Curie*
Process node
90 nm*
GPU base clock
450 MHz*
Reported GPU frequency
480 MHz*
Graphics interface
PCIe 1.0 x16*
Video memory
128 MB*
Reported chip die area
125 mm²*
Chip/package TDP
35 W*
Transistors
177 million*
Graphics processor
G73*
Texture mapping units
12*
Raster output units
8*
Chip foundry
TSMC*
Declared GPU TDP
35 W*
DirectX / feature level
9.0c (9_3)*
OpenGL
2.1*
Shader model
3.0*

Memory & storage

Memory options
128*
Video memory
128 MB*
Video memory type
GDDR3*
Memory bus
128 bit*
Rated memory bandwidth
16 GB/s*

Power specifications

Thermal design power
35 W*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 8 fields
Product Name
Quadro FX 550M*
GPU Chip
G73*
Released
Mar 13th, 2006*
Bus
PCIe 1.0 x16*
Memory
128 MB, GDDR3, 128 bit*
GPU clock
450* MHz
Memory clock
500* MHz
Shaders TMUs ROPs
12 / 5 / 12 / 8*
Specifications 2 · 10 fields
Foundry
TSMC*
Vendor
NVIDIA*
Product
NVIDIA Quadro FX 550M*
Type
GPU*
Release Date
2006-03-13*
Process Size (nm)
90* nm
TDP (W)
35* W
Die Size (mm^2)
125* mm²
Transistors (million)
177*
Freq (MHz)
480* MHz
Specifications 3 · 17 fields
proc transistors
177 million*
proc die size
125* mm²
memory clock
500*
ram
128*
name
NVIDIA Quadro FX 550M*
ram type
GDDR3*
bus width
128*
bus interface
PCIe 1.0 x16*
ram bandwidth
16* GB/s
tdp
35* W
is retail board
No*
vendor
nvd*
manufacturer
NVIDIA*
arch name
Curie*
card release date
2006-03-13*
proc foundry
TSMC*
proc process size
90* nm
Specifications 4 · 23 fields
DirectX / feature level
9.0c (9_3)*
OpenGL
2.1*
Shader model
3.0*
Architecture
Curie*
Graphics interface
PCIe 1.0 x16*
Memory bus
128* bit
Reported display outputs
Portable Device Dependent*
Theoretical pixel fill rate
3.600 GPixel/s*
Reported chip die area
125 mm²*
Chip foundry
TSMC*
Process node declaration
90 nm*
Transistors
177 million*
Graphics processor
G73*
Reported video memory
128* MB
Rated memory bandwidth
16.00 GB/s*
Video memory type
GDDR3*
Raster output units
8*
2:4 tensor sparsity
No*
Declared GPU TDP
35 W*
Theoretical texture fill rate
5.400 GTexel/s*
Texture mapping units
12*
Video memory
128* MB
Video memory type
GDDR3*
Specifications 5 · 8 fields
Product Name
Quadro FX 550M*
GPU Chip
G73*
Released
Mar 13th, 2006*
Bus
PCIe 1.0 x16*
Memory
128 MB, GDDR3, 128 bit*
GPU clock
450* MHz
Memory clock
500* MHz
Shaders / TMUs / ROPs
12 / 5 / 12 / 8*
Specifications 6 · 45 fields
Brand
NVIDIA*
Top BUS WIDTH
128* bit
Graphics Processor GPU Name
G73*
Graphics Processor Architecture
Curie*
Graphics Processor Process Size
90* nm
Graphics Processor Transistors
177 million*
Graphics Processor Die Size
125* mm²
Name
Quadro FX 550M*
Clock Speeds GPU Clock
450* MHz
Clock Speeds Memory Clock
500 MHz 1000 Mbps effective*
Memory Memory Size
128* MB
Memory Memory Type
GDDR3*
Memory Memory Bus
128* bit
Memory Bandwidth
16* GB/s
Render Config Pixel Shaders
12*
Render Config Vertex Shaders
5*
Render Config TMUs
12*
Top GRAPHICS PROCESSOR
G73*
Render Config ROPs
8*
Theoretical Performance Pixel Rate
3.600 GPixel/s
Theoretical Performance Texture Rate
5.400 GTexel/s
Board Design TDP
35* W
Board Design Outputs
Portable Device Dependent*
Graphics Features DirectX
9.0c (9_3)*
Graphics Features OpenGL
2.1*
Top PIXEL SHADERS
12*
source file
nvidia2006.json*
Graphics Processor Foundry
TSMC*
Recommended Resolutions
Playable:640x480 | Unplayable:1280x720 | Unplayable:1366x768*
Top VERTEX SHADERS
5*
Graphics Processor Density
1.4M / mm²*
Theoretical Performance Vertex Rate
562.5 MVertices/s
Mobile Graphics Release Date
Mar 13th, 2006*
Top TMUS
12*
Mobile Graphics Generation
Quadro FX Mobile (x500M)*
Mobile Graphics Production
End-of-life*
Mobile Graphics Bus Interface
PCIe 1.0 x16*
Mobile Graphics Reviews
26 in our database*
Graphics Processor Chip Package
BGA-820*
Top ROPS
8*
Mobile Graphics Successor
Quadro Fermi-M*
Mobile Graphics Predecessor
Quadro FX Go*
Graphics Features Shader Model
3.0*
Top MEMORY SIZE
128* MB
Top MEMORY TYPE
GDDR3*
Specifications 7 · 26 fields
manufacturer
NVIDIA*
manufacturer
NVIDIA*
rop
8*
rop
4*
pixelShader
12*
vertexShader
5*
igp
No*
igp
Yes*
bus
PCIe 1.0 x16*
bus
Ring Bus*
memType
GDDR3*
gpuChip
Raptor Lake GT1*
gpuChip
G73*
productName
Quadro FX 550M*
productName
Quadro FX 550M*
releaseYear
2,006*
releaseYear
2,006*
memSize
0.512*
memSize
0.512*
memBusWidth
128*
gpuClock
480*
gpuClock
300*
memClock
500*
unifiedShader
128*
tmu
8*
tmu
12*

* Provisional data