ATI FireGL V3600 vs ATI Mobility Radeon X2500

Comparative analysis of ATI FireGL V3600 and ATI Mobility Radeon X2500 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 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

ATI FireGL V3600

ATI Mobility Radeon X2500

Differences

Reasons to consider the ATI FireGL V3600

Around 30% higher core clock speed: 600 MHz vs 460 MHz
2.6x more texture fill rate: 4.8 GTexel / s vs 1.84 GTexel / s
10x more pipelines: 120 vs 12
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 65 nm vs 90 nm
Around 25% higher memory clock speed: 1000 MHz vs 800 MHz
2.2x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 180 vs 82
Around 70% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 399 vs 235

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	600 MHz vs 460 MHz
Texture fill rate	4.8 GTexel / s vs 1.84 GTexel / s
Pipelines	120 vs 12
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz vs 800 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	180 vs 82
PassMark - G2D Mark	399 vs 235

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: ATI FireGL V3600
GPU 2: ATI Mobility Radeon X2500

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

180

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

399

235

Name	ATI FireGL V3600	ATI Mobility Radeon X2500
PassMark - G3D Mark	180	82
PassMark - G2D Mark	399	235
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1755
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1755

Compare specifications (specs)

	ATI FireGL V3600	ATI Mobility Radeon X2500
Essentials
Architecture	TeraScale	R500
Code name	RV630	M66
Launch date	28 June 2007	1 June 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$299
Place in performance rating	771	772
Type	Workstation	Laptop
Technical info
Core clock speed	600 MHz	460 MHz
Floating-point performance	144 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	90 nm
Pipelines	120	12
Texture fill rate	4.8 GTexel / s	1.84 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	73 Watt
Transistor count	390 million	157 million
Boost clock speed		460 MHz
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None
Laptop size		medium sized
API support
DirectX	10.0	9.0c
OpenGL	3.3	2.0
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	256 MB
Memory bandwidth	16 GB / s	12.8 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	400 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	800 MHz
Memory type	DDR2	64 / 128
Shared memory		yes
Technologies
Powerplay 6.0