AMD Radeon R9 M270X vs ATI Radeon X800 XL

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R9 M270X and ATI Radeon X800 XL videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Radeon R9 M270X

ATI Radeon X800 XL

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 M270X

Videocard is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 81% higher core clock speed: 725 MHz vs 400 MHz
7.5x more texture fill rate: 48 GTexel / s vs 6.4 GTexel / s
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 110 nm
16x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 256 MB
Around 15% higher memory clock speed: 1125 MHz vs 980 MHz
17.4x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1204 vs 69
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 306 vs 271

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	21 March 2014 vs 1 December 2004
Core clock speed	725 MHz vs 400 MHz
Texture fill rate	48 GTexel / s vs 6.4 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 110 nm
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 256 MB
Memory clock speed	1125 MHz vs 980 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1204 vs 69
PassMark - G2D Mark	306 vs 271

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R9 M270X
GPU 2: ATI Radeon X800 XL

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1204

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

306

271

Name	AMD Radeon R9 M270X	ATI Radeon X800 XL
PassMark - G3D Mark	1204	69
PassMark - G2D Mark	306	271
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3717
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3717
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3361
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3361

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R9 M270X	ATI Radeon X800 XL
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 1.0	R400
Code name	Venus	R430
Design	AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
Launch date	21 March 2014	1 December 2004
Place in performance rating	622	620
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	775 MHz
Compute units	10
Core clock speed	725 MHz	400 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,536 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	110 nm
Pipelines	768
Texture fill rate	48 GTexel / s	6.4 GTexel / s
Transistor count	1,500 million	160 million
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		49 Watt
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Eyefinity
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCIe 3.0 x16
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		1x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	11	9.0b
Mantle
OpenCL	Not Listed
OpenGL	4.4	2.0
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	256 MB
Memory bandwidth	72 GB/s	31.36 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1125 MHz	980 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR3
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
DualGraphics
FreeSync
HD3D
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
ZeroCore