ATI FireGL V8650 vs ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT

Comparative analysis of ATI FireGL V8650 and ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT 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 V8650

ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT

Differences

Reasons to consider the ATI FireGL V8650

4x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 512 MB
Around 5% higher memory clock speed: 1736 MHz vs 1656 MHz
Around 60% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 637 vs 397

Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size	2 GB vs 512 MB
Memory clock speed	1736 MHz vs 1656 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	637 vs 397

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT

Around 8% higher core clock speed: 743 MHz vs 688 MHz
Around 8% higher texture fill rate: 11.89 GTexel / s vs 11.01 GTexel / s
Around 8% better floating-point performance: 475.5 gflops vs 440.3 gflops
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 660 vs 550

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	743 MHz vs 688 MHz
Texture fill rate	11.89 GTexel / s vs 11.01 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance	475.5 gflops vs 440.3 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	660 vs 550

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: ATI FireGL V8650
GPU 2: ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

550

660

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

637

397

Name	ATI FireGL V8650	ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT
PassMark - G3D Mark	550	660
PassMark - G2D Mark	637	397
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3357
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3357

Compare specifications (specs)

	ATI FireGL V8650	ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT
Essentials
Architecture	TeraScale	TeraScale
Code name	R600	R600
Launch date	14 May 2007	14 May 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,799	$399
Place in performance rating	406	375
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Technical info
Core clock speed	688 MHz	743 MHz
Floating-point performance	440.3 gflops	475.5 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	80 nm	80 nm
Pipelines	320	320
Texture fill rate	11.01 GTexel / s	11.89 GTexel / s
Transistor count	720 million	720 million
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		215 Watt
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	254 mm	241 mm
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
API support
DirectX	10.0	10.0
OpenGL	3.3	3.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	512 MB
Memory bandwidth	111.1 GB / s	106.0 GB / s
Memory bus width	512 Bit	512 Bit
Memory clock speed	1736 MHz	1656 MHz
Memory type	GDDR4	GDDR3