ATI Mobility Radeon X1700 vs ATI Radeon X600 SE

Comparative analysis of ATI Mobility Radeon X1700 and ATI Radeon X600 SE videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the ATI Mobility Radeon X1700

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
  • Around 46% higher core clock speed: 475 MHz vs 325 MHz
  • Around 46% higher texture fill rate: 1.9 GTexel / s vs 1.3 GTexel / s
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 90 nm vs 110 nm
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 256 MB vs 128 MB
  • Around 60% higher memory clock speed: 800 MHz vs 500 MHz
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 105 vs 49
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 February 2006 vs 1 September 2004
Core clock speed 475 MHz vs 325 MHz
Texture fill rate 1.9 GTexel / s vs 1.3 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology 90 nm vs 110 nm
Maximum memory size 256 MB vs 128 MB
Memory clock speed 800 MHz vs 500 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 105 vs 49

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon X600 SE

Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 229 vs 228

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: ATI Mobility Radeon X1700
GPU 2: ATI Radeon X600 SE

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
105
49
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
228
229
Name ATI Mobility Radeon X1700 ATI Radeon X600 SE
PassMark - G3D Mark 105 49
PassMark - G2D Mark 228 229

Compare specifications (specs)

ATI Mobility Radeon X1700 ATI Radeon X600 SE

Essentials

Architecture R500 Rage 9
Code name M66 RV370
Launch date 1 February 2006 1 September 2004
Place in performance rating 758 759
Type Laptop Desktop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 475 MHz
Core clock speed 475 MHz 325 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 90 nm 110 nm
Pipelines 12
Texture fill rate 1.9 GTexel / s 1.3 GTexel / s
Transistor count 157 million 107 million
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 36 Watt

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x S-Video

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 1.0 x16 PCIe 1.0 x16
Laptop size medium sized
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 9.0c 9.0
OpenGL 2.0 2.0

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 128 MB
Memory bandwidth 12.8 GB / s 4 GB / s
Memory bus width 400 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 800 MHz 500 MHz
Memory type 128 DDR
Shared memory 0

Technologies

Powerplay 6.0