AMD Radeon 530X vs ATI Radeon HD 2900 GT

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon 530X and ATI Radeon HD 2900 GT videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, Memory, API support. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: Geekbench - OpenCL, PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Radeon 530X

ATI Radeon HD 2900 GT

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon 530X

Videocard is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Around 21% higher core clock speed: 730 MHz vs 601 MHz
3.4x more texture fill rate: 24.5 GTexel / s vs 7.21 GTexel / s
Around 60% higher pipelines: 384 vs 240
2.7x better floating-point performance: 784.1 gflops vs 288.48 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 80 nm
3x lower typical power consumption: 50 Watt vs 150 Watt
8x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 256 MB
2.5x more memory clock speed: 4000 MHz vs 1600 MHz

Launch date	18 April 2017 vs 6 November 2007
Core clock speed	730 MHz vs 601 MHz
Texture fill rate	24.5 GTexel / s vs 7.21 GTexel / s
Pipelines	384 vs 240
Floating-point performance	784.1 gflops vs 288.48 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 80 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt vs 150 Watt
Maximum memory size	2 GB vs 256 MB
Memory clock speed	4000 MHz vs 1600 MHz

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon 530X
GPU 2: ATI Radeon HD 2900 GT

Name	AMD Radeon 530X	ATI Radeon HD 2900 GT
Geekbench - OpenCL	28019
PassMark - G3D Mark		292
PassMark - G2D Mark		344
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2648
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2648

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon 530X	ATI Radeon HD 2900 GT
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	TeraScale
Code name	Meso	R600
Launch date	18 April 2017	6 November 2007
Place in performance rating	804	801
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1021 MHz
Core clock speed	730 MHz	601 MHz
Floating-point performance	784.1 gflops	288.48 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	80 nm
Pipelines	384	240
Texture fill rate	24.5 GTexel / s	7.21 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt	150 Watt
Transistor count	1,040 million	720 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 1.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 8-pin
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	256 MB
Memory bandwidth	32 GB / s	51.2 GB / s
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	4000 MHz	1600 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR3
API support
DirectX		10.0
OpenGL		3.3