AMD FireStream 9170 vs ATI FireGL V7600

Comparative analysis of AMD FireStream 9170 and ATI FireGL V7600 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark.

AMD FireStream 9170

ATI FireGL V7600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FireStream 9170

Around 33% higher core clock speed: 800 MHz vs 600 MHz
Around 78% higher texture fill rate: 12.8 GTexel / s vs 7.2 GTexel / s
Around 33% higher pipelines: 320 vs 240
Around 78% better floating-point performance: 512.0 gflops vs 288 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 55 nm vs 80 nm
Around 21% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 127 Watt
4x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 512 MB
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 493 vs 488
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 647 vs 616

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	800 MHz vs 600 MHz
Texture fill rate	12.8 GTexel / s vs 7.2 GTexel / s
Pipelines	320 vs 240
Floating-point performance	512.0 gflops vs 288 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm vs 80 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 127 Watt
Maximum memory size	2 GB vs 512 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	493 vs 488
PassMark - G3D Mark	647 vs 616

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FireStream 9170
GPU 2: ATI FireGL V7600

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

493

488

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

647

616

Name	AMD FireStream 9170	ATI FireGL V7600
PassMark - G2D Mark	493	488
PassMark - G3D Mark	647	616

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FireStream 9170	ATI FireGL V7600
Essentials
Architecture	TeraScale	TeraScale
Code name	RV670	R600
Launch date	8 November 2007	6 November 2007
Place in performance rating	289	295
Type	Desktop	Workstation
Launch price (MSRP)		$999
Technical info
Core clock speed	800 MHz	600 MHz
Floating-point performance	512.0 gflops	288 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	80 nm
Pipelines	320	240
Texture fill rate	12.8 GTexel / s	7.2 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	127 Watt
Transistor count	666 million	720 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 8-pin
Length		254 mm
API support
DirectX	10.0	10.0
OpenGL	3.3	3.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	512 MB
Memory bandwidth	51.2 GB / s	51.2 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz	1600 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3