ATI FireGL X3-256 vs ATI FireGL X2-256

Comparative analysis of ATI FireGL X3-256 and ATI FireGL X2-256 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 X3-256

ATI FireGL X2-256

Differences

Reasons to consider the ATI FireGL X3-256

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Around 29% higher core clock speed: 491 MHz vs 380 MHz
Around 78% higher texture fill rate: 5.4 GTexel / s vs 3.04 GTexel / s
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 130 nm vs 150 nm
Around 30% higher memory clock speed: 908 MHz vs 700 MHz

Launch date	3 August 2004 vs 1 March 2003
Core clock speed	491 MHz vs 380 MHz
Texture fill rate	5.4 GTexel / s vs 3.04 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm vs 150 nm
Memory clock speed	908 MHz vs 700 MHz

Compare specifications (specs)

	ATI FireGL X3-256	ATI FireGL X2-256
Essentials
Architecture	R400	Rage 9
Code name	R420	R360
Launch date	3 August 2004	1 March 2003
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,099
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Type	Workstation	Workstation
Technical info
Core clock speed	491 MHz	380 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	150 nm
Texture fill rate	5.4 GTexel / s	3.04 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	57 Watt
Transistor count	160 million	117 million
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	1x Molex	1x Molex
API support
DirectX	9.0b	9.0
OpenGL	2.0	2.0
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	256 MB
Memory bandwidth	28.8 GB / s	22.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	908 MHz	700 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3	DDR2