AMD Radeon HD 8970 OEM vs ATI Radeon X600 SE
Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon HD 8970 OEM and ATI Radeon X600 SE 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: GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 8970 OEM
- Videocard is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 4 month(s) later
- 2.8x more core clock speed: 925 MHz vs 325 MHz
- 91.1x more texture fill rate: 118.4 GTexel / s vs 1.3 GTexel / s
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 110 nm
- 24x more maximum memory size: 3 GB vs 128 MB
- 11x more memory clock speed: 5500 MHz vs 500 MHz
Launch date | 8 January 2013 vs 1 September 2004 |
Core clock speed | 925 MHz vs 325 MHz |
Texture fill rate | 118.4 GTexel / s vs 1.3 GTexel / s |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm vs 110 nm |
Maximum memory size | 3 GB vs 128 MB |
Memory clock speed | 5500 MHz vs 500 MHz |
Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon X600 SE
- 6.9x lower typical power consumption: 36 Watt vs 250 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 36 Watt vs 250 Watt |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: AMD Radeon HD 8970 OEM
GPU 2: ATI Radeon X600 SE
Name | AMD Radeon HD 8970 OEM | ATI Radeon X600 SE |
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GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3583 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3583 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3339 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3339 | |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 229 | |
PassMark - G3D Mark | 49 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Radeon HD 8970 OEM | ATI Radeon X600 SE | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | GCN 1.0 | Rage 9 |
Code name | Tahiti | RV370 |
Launch date | 8 January 2013 | 1 September 2004 |
Place in performance rating | 757 | 760 |
Type | Desktop | Desktop |
Technical info |
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Core clock speed | 925 MHz | 325 MHz |
Floating-point performance | 3,789 gflops | |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 110 nm |
Pipelines | 2048 | |
Texture fill rate | 118.4 GTexel / s | 1.3 GTexel / s |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 250 Watt | 36 Watt |
Transistor count | 4,313 million | 107 million |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | 1x DVI, 1x S-Video |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
Length | 274 mm | |
Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | None |
API support |
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DirectX | 12.0 | 9.0 |
OpenGL | 4.5 | 2.0 |
Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 128 MB |
Memory bandwidth | 264.0 GB / s | 4 GB / s |
Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 64 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 5500 MHz | 500 MHz |
Memory type | GDDR5 | DDR |