AMD Stream Processor vs ATI FireMV 2200

Comparative analysis of AMD Stream Processor and ATI FireMV 2200 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 Stream Processor

ATI FireMV 2200

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Stream Processor

Around 83% higher core clock speed: 594 MHz vs 324 MHz
7.3x more texture fill rate: 9.5 GTexel / s vs 1.296 GTexel / s
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 90 nm vs 110 nm
8x more maximum memory size: 1 GB vs 128 MB
3.3x more memory clock speed: 1296 MHz vs 392 MHz

Core clock speed	594 MHz vs 324 MHz
Texture fill rate	9.5 GTexel / s vs 1.296 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm vs 110 nm
Maximum memory size	1 GB vs 128 MB
Memory clock speed	1296 MHz vs 392 MHz

Reasons to consider the ATI FireMV 2200

11x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 165 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 165 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Stream Processor
GPU 2: ATI FireMV 2200

Name	AMD Stream Processor	ATI FireMV 2200
PassMark - G2D Mark		259
PassMark - G3D Mark		36

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Stream Processor	ATI FireMV 2200
Essentials
Architecture	R500	Rage 9
Code name	R580	RV370
Launch date	1 January 2006	1 January 2006
Place in performance rating	not rated	659
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Technical info
Core clock speed	594 MHz	324 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	110 nm
Texture fill rate	9.5 GTexel / s	1.296 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt	15 Watt
Transistor count	384 million	107 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	1x DMS-59
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	None
Length		170 mm
API support
DirectX	9.0c	9.0
OpenGL	2.0	2.0
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	128 MB
Memory bandwidth	41.5 GB / s	3.136 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1296 MHz	392 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3	DDR