ATI FireMV 2200 vs ATI Radeon X600 XT

Comparative analysis of ATI FireMV 2200 and ATI Radeon X600 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 - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark.

ATI FireMV 2200

ATI Radeon X600 XT

Differences

Reasons to consider the ATI FireMV 2200

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 110 nm vs 130 nm
Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 25 Watt

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 January 2006 vs 1 September 2004
Manufacturing process technology	110 nm vs 130 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 25 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	259 vs 258

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon X600 XT

Around 54% higher core clock speed: 500 MHz vs 324 MHz
Around 54% higher texture fill rate: 2 GTexel / s vs 1.296 GTexel / s
Around 89% higher memory clock speed: 740 MHz vs 392 MHz
2.6x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 92 vs 36

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	500 MHz vs 324 MHz
Texture fill rate	2 GTexel / s vs 1.296 GTexel / s
Memory clock speed	740 MHz vs 392 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	92 vs 36

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: ATI FireMV 2200
GPU 2: ATI Radeon X600 XT

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

259

258

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

Name	ATI FireMV 2200	ATI Radeon X600 XT
PassMark - G2D Mark	259	258
PassMark - G3D Mark	36	92

Compare specifications (specs)

	ATI FireMV 2200	ATI Radeon X600 XT
Essentials
Architecture	Rage 9	Rage 9
Code name	RV370	RV380
Launch date	1 January 2006	1 September 2004
Place in performance rating	695	696
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Technical info
Core clock speed	324 MHz	500 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	110 nm	130 nm
Texture fill rate	1.296 GTexel / s	2 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	25 Watt
Transistor count	107 million	75 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DMS-59	1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	170 mm
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
API support
DirectX	9.0	9.0b
OpenGL	2.0	2.0
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	128 MB	128 MB
Memory bandwidth	3.136 GB / s	11.84 GB / s
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	392 MHz	740 MHz
Memory type	DDR	DDR