ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 Mac Edition vs ATI Radeon HD 2900 GT
Comparative analysis of ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 Mac Edition and ATI Radeon HD 2900 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 Radeon HD 2900 GT
- Around 51% higher core clock speed: 601 MHz vs 398 MHz
- 4.5x more texture fill rate: 7.21 GTexel / s vs 1.592 GTexel / s
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 80 nm vs 90 nm
- 2x more maximum memory size: 256 MB vs 128 MB
- 2x more memory clock speed: 1600 MHz vs 792 MHz
Core clock speed | 601 MHz vs 398 MHz |
Texture fill rate | 7.21 GTexel / s vs 1.592 GTexel / s |
Manufacturing process technology | 80 nm vs 90 nm |
Maximum memory size | 256 MB vs 128 MB |
Memory clock speed | 1600 MHz vs 792 MHz |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 Mac Edition
GPU 2: ATI Radeon HD 2900 GT
Name | ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 Mac Edition | ATI Radeon HD 2900 GT |
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PassMark - G3D Mark | 292 | |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 344 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 2648 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 2648 |
Compare specifications (specs)
ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 Mac Edition | ATI Radeon HD 2900 GT | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | R500 | TeraScale |
Code name | M56 | R600 |
Launch date | 8 November 2007 | 6 November 2007 |
Place in performance rating | not rated | 778 |
Type | Desktop | Desktop |
Technical info |
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Core clock speed | 398 MHz | 601 MHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 80 nm |
Texture fill rate | 1.592 GTexel / s | 7.21 GTexel / s |
Transistor count | 157 million | 720 million |
Floating-point performance | 288.48 gflops | |
Pipelines | 240 | |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 150 Watt | |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | No outputs | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | |
API support |
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DirectX | 9.0c | 10.0 |
OpenGL | 2.0 | 3.3 |
Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 256 MB |
Memory bandwidth | 12.67 GB / s | 51.2 GB / s |
Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 792 MHz | 1600 MHz |
Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |