ATI FireGL V8650 vs ATI Radeon X800 GT

Comparative analysis of ATI FireGL V8650 and ATI Radeon X800 GT 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the ATI FireGL V8650

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 6 month(s) later
  • Around 45% higher core clock speed: 688 MHz vs 475 MHz
  • 2.9x more texture fill rate: 11.01 GTexel / s vs 3.8 GTexel / s
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 80 nm vs 110 nm
  • 16x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 128 MB
  • Around 76% higher memory clock speed: 1736 MHz vs 986 MHz
  • 6.5x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 550 vs 84
  • Around 51% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 637 vs 423
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 14 May 2007 vs 1 November 2005
Core clock speed 688 MHz vs 475 MHz
Texture fill rate 11.01 GTexel / s vs 3.8 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology 80 nm vs 110 nm
Maximum memory size 2 GB vs 128 MB
Memory clock speed 1736 MHz vs 986 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 550 vs 84
PassMark - G2D Mark 637 vs 423

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: ATI FireGL V8650
GPU 2: ATI Radeon X800 GT

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
550
84
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
637
423
Name ATI FireGL V8650 ATI Radeon X800 GT
PassMark - G3D Mark 550 84
PassMark - G2D Mark 637 423
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3357
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3357

Compare specifications (specs)

ATI FireGL V8650 ATI Radeon X800 GT

Essentials

Architecture TeraScale R400
Code name R600 R430
Launch date 14 May 2007 1 November 2005
Launch price (MSRP) $2,799
Place in performance rating 409 371
Type Workstation Desktop

Technical info

Core clock speed 688 MHz 475 MHz
Floating-point performance 440.3 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 80 nm 110 nm
Pipelines 320
Texture fill rate 11.01 GTexel / s 3.8 GTexel / s
Transistor count 720 million 160 million
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 40 Watt

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 1.0 x16 PCIe 1.0 x16
Length 254 mm
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin None

API support

DirectX 10.0 9.0b
OpenGL 3.3 2.0

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 128 MB
Memory bandwidth 111.1 GB / s 31.55 GB / s
Memory bus width 512 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1736 MHz 986 MHz
Memory type GDDR4 DDR