AMD Stream Processor vs ATI FireMV 2200 PCI

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

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Stream Processor

2.5x more core clock speed: 594 MHz vs 240 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 90 nm vs 150 nm
16x more maximum memory size: 1 GB vs 64 MB
3.2x more memory clock speed: 1296 MHz vs 400 MHz

Core clock speed	594 MHz vs 240 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm vs 150 nm
Maximum memory size	1 GB vs 64 MB
Memory clock speed	1296 MHz vs 400 MHz

Reasons to consider the ATI FireMV 2200 PCI

101.1x more texture fill rate: 960 MTexel / s vs 9.5 GTexel / s
11x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 165 Watt

Texture fill rate	960 MTexel / s vs 9.5 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 165 Watt

Compare benchmarks

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

Name	AMD Stream Processor	ATI FireMV 2200 PCI
PassMark - G2D Mark		153
PassMark - G3D Mark		1

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Stream Processor	ATI FireMV 2200 PCI
Essentials
Architecture	R500	Rage 7
Code name	R580	RV280
Launch date	1 January 2006	1 January 2006
Place in performance rating	not rated	1088
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Technical info
Core clock speed	594 MHz	240 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	150 nm
Texture fill rate	9.5 GTexel / s	960 MTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt	15 Watt
Transistor count	384 million	36 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	1x DMS-59
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCI
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	None
Length		170 mm
API support
DirectX	9.0c	8.1
OpenGL	2.0	1.4
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	64 MB
Memory bandwidth	41.5 GB / s	3.2 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1296 MHz	400 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3	DDR