ATI FireGL V5000 vs ATI Radeon X300 LE

Comparative analysis of ATI FireGL V5000 and ATI Radeon X300 LE videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory.

ATI FireGL V5000

ATI Radeon X300 LE

Differences

Reasons to consider the ATI FireGL V5000

Around 38% higher core clock speed: 450 MHz vs 325 MHz
2.8x more texture fill rate: 3.6 GTexel / s vs 1.3 GTexel / s
2x more maximum memory size: 128 MB vs 64 MB
Around 75% higher memory clock speed: 700 MHz vs 400 MHz

Core clock speed	450 MHz vs 325 MHz
Texture fill rate	3.6 GTexel / s vs 1.3 GTexel / s
Maximum memory size	128 MB vs 64 MB
Memory clock speed	700 MHz vs 400 MHz

Compare specifications (specs)

	ATI FireGL V5000	ATI Radeon X300 LE
Essentials
Architecture	R400	Rage 9
Code name	RV410	RV370
Launch date	1 September 2004	1 September 2004
Launch price (MSRP)	$699
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Technical info
Core clock speed	450 MHz	325 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	110 nm	110 nm
Texture fill rate	3.6 GTexel / s	1.3 GTexel / s
Transistor count	120 million	107 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	183 mm
Supplementary power connectors	None
API support
DirectX	9.0b	9.0
OpenGL	2.0	2.0
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	128 MB	64 MB
Memory bandwidth	11.2 GB / s	6.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	700 MHz	400 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3	DDR