ATI FireGL X3-256 videocard review

FireGL X3-256 videocard released by ATI; release date: 3 August 2004. At the time of release, the videocard cost $1,099. The videocard is designed for workstation-computers and based on R400 microarchitecture codenamed R420.

Core clock speed - 491 MHz. Texture fill rate - 5.4 GTexel / s. Manufacturing process technology - 130 nm. Transistors count - 160 million. Power consumption (TDP) - 57 Watt.

Memory type: GDDR3. Maximum RAM amount - 256 MB. Memory bus width - 256 Bit. Memory clock speed - 908 MHz. Memory bandwidth - 28.8 GB / s.

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture	R400
Code name	R420
Launch date	3 August 2004
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,099
Place in performance rating	not rated
Type	Workstation
Technical info
Core clock speed	491 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm
Texture fill rate	5.4 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	57 Watt
Transistor count	160 million

Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	AGP 8x
Supplementary power connectors	1x Molex
API support
DirectX	9.0b
OpenGL	2.0
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB
Memory bandwidth	28.8 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	908 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3