ATI FireGL V5600 vs ATI Radeon X550

Comparative analysis of ATI FireGL V5600 and ATI Radeon X550 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 - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

ATI FireGL V5600

ATI Radeon X550

Differences

Reasons to consider the ATI FireGL V5600

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
2x more core clock speed: 800 MHz vs 400 MHz
4x more texture fill rate: 6.4 GTexel / s vs 1.6 GTexel / s
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 65 nm vs 110 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 512 MB vs 128 MB
4.4x more memory clock speed: 2200 MHz vs 500 MHz
6.7x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 341 vs 51
Around 67% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 445 vs 266

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	28 June 2007 vs 1 July 2005
Core clock speed	800 MHz vs 400 MHz
Texture fill rate	6.4 GTexel / s vs 1.6 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 110 nm
Maximum memory size	512 MB vs 128 MB
Memory clock speed	2200 MHz vs 500 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	341 vs 51
PassMark - G2D Mark	445 vs 266

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: ATI FireGL V5600
GPU 2: ATI Radeon X550

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

341

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

445

266

Name	ATI FireGL V5600	ATI Radeon X550
PassMark - G3D Mark	341	51
PassMark - G2D Mark	445	266
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2204
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2204

Compare specifications (specs)

	ATI FireGL V5600	ATI Radeon X550
Essentials
Architecture	TeraScale	Rage 9
Code name	RV630	RV370
Launch date	28 June 2007	1 July 2005
Launch price (MSRP)	$599
Place in performance rating	631	632
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Technical info
Core clock speed	800 MHz	400 MHz
Floating-point performance	192 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	110 nm
Pipelines	120
Texture fill rate	6.4 GTexel / s	1.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	89 Watt
Transistor count	390 million	107 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	2x DVI	1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
API support
DirectX	10.0	9.0
OpenGL	3.3	2.0
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	128 MB
Memory bandwidth	35.2 GB / s	8 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2200 MHz	500 MHz
Memory type	GDDR4	DDR