AMD Radeon HD 7970 X2 vs ATI Radeon X1950 CrossFire Edition

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon HD 7970 X2 and ATI Radeon X1950 CrossFire Edition 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: CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark.

AMD Radeon HD 7970 X2

ATI Radeon X1950 CrossFire Edition

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 7970 X2

Videocard is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Around 42% higher core clock speed: 925 MHz vs 650 MHz
203.7x more texture fill rate: 2x 118.4 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 10.4 GTexel / s
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 90 nm
12x more maximum memory size: 2x 3 GB vs 512 MB
2.8x more memory clock speed: 5500 MHz vs 2000 MHz

Launch date	31 August 2012 vs 10 September 2006
Core clock speed	925 MHz vs 650 MHz
Texture fill rate	2x 118.4 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 10.4 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 90 nm
Maximum memory size	2x 3 GB vs 512 MB
Memory clock speed	5500 MHz vs 2000 MHz

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon HD 7970 X2
GPU 2: ATI Radeon X1950 CrossFire Edition

Name	AMD Radeon HD 7970 X2	ATI Radeon X1950 CrossFire Edition
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	17.707
PassMark - G3D Mark		151
PassMark - G2D Mark		466

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon HD 7970 X2	ATI Radeon X1950 CrossFire Edition
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	R500
Code name	New Zealand	R580+
Launch date	31 August 2012	10 September 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$899
Place in performance rating	328	331
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Technical info
Core clock speed	925 MHz	650 MHz
Floating-point performance	2x 3,789 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	90 nm
Pipelines	2x 2048
Texture fill rate	2x 118.4 GTexel / s billion / sec	10.4 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	500 Watt
Transistor count	4,313 million	384 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	292 mm
Supplementary power connectors	3x 8-pin	1x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_1)	9.0c
OpenGL	4.5	2.0
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2x 3 GB	512 MB
Memory bandwidth	2x 264.0 GB / s	64.0 GB / s
Memory bus width	2x 384 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5500 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR4