ATI FireGL X1-128 vs ATI FireGL X1-256

Comparative analysis of ATI FireGL X1-128 and ATI FireGL X1-256 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 - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark.

ATI FireGL X1-128

ATI FireGL X1-256

Differences

Reasons to consider the ATI FireGL X1-256

2x more maximum memory size: 256 MB vs 128 MB

Maximum memory size	256 MB vs 128 MB

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: ATI FireGL X1-128
GPU 2: ATI FireGL X1-256

Name	ATI FireGL X1-128	ATI FireGL X1-256
PassMark - G2D Mark		167
PassMark - G3D Mark		59

Compare specifications (specs)

	ATI FireGL X1-128	ATI FireGL X1-256
Essentials
Architecture	Rage 8	Rage 8
Code name	R300	R300
Launch date	1 July 2002	1 July 2002
Place in performance rating	not rated	1025
Type	Workstation	Workstation
Technical info
Core clock speed	325 MHz	325 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	150 nm	150 nm
Texture fill rate	2.6 GTexel / s	2.6 GTexel / s
Transistor count	110 million	110 million
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		37 Watt
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	AGP 8x	AGP 8x
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
API support
DirectX	9.0	9.0
OpenGL	2.0	2.0
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	128 MB	256 MB
Memory bandwidth	19.84 GB / s	19.84 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	620 MHz	620 MHz
Memory type	DDR	DDR