ATI Radeon X1950 PRO DUAL videocard review

Radeon X1950 PRO DUAL videocard released by ATI; release date: 10 January 2007. At the time of release, the videocard cost $349. The videocard is designed for desktop-computers and based on R500 microarchitecture codenamed RV570.

Core clock speed - 575 MHz. Texture fill rate - 2x 6.9 GTexel / s billion / sec. Manufacturing process technology - 80 nm. Transistors count - 330 million. Power consumption (TDP) - 130 Watt.

Memory type: GDDR3. Maximum RAM amount - 2x 512 MB. Memory bus width - 2x 256 Bit. Memory clock speed - 1380 MHz. Memory bandwidth - 2x 44.2 GB / s.

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture	R500
Code name	RV570
Launch date	10 January 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$349
Place in performance rating	not rated
Type	Desktop
Technical info
Core clock speed	575 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	80 nm
Texture fill rate	2x 6.9 GTexel / s billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt
Transistor count	330 million

Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	300 mm
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	9.0c
OpenGL	2.0
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2x 512 MB
Memory bandwidth	2x 44.2 GB / s
Memory bus width	2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1380 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3