ATI Radeon HD 2900 GT vs ATI Radeon X550 XT
Comparative analysis of ATI Radeon HD 2900 GT and ATI Radeon X550 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 - 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
- Videocard is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
- Around 50% higher core clock speed: 601 MHz vs 400 MHz
- 4.5x more texture fill rate: 7.21 GTexel / s vs 1.6 GTexel / s
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 80 nm vs 110 nm
- 2x more maximum memory size: 256 MB vs 128 MB
- 2.7x more memory clock speed: 1600 MHz vs 600 MHz
- 5.2x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 292 vs 56
- Around 54% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 344 vs 224
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 6 November 2007 vs 24 January 2007 |
Core clock speed | 601 MHz vs 400 MHz |
Texture fill rate | 7.21 GTexel / s vs 1.6 GTexel / s |
Manufacturing process technology | 80 nm vs 110 nm |
Maximum memory size | 256 MB vs 128 MB |
Memory clock speed | 1600 MHz vs 600 MHz |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G3D Mark | 292 vs 56 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 344 vs 224 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: ATI Radeon HD 2900 GT
GPU 2: ATI Radeon X550 XT
PassMark - G3D Mark |
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PassMark - G2D Mark |
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Name | ATI Radeon HD 2900 GT | ATI Radeon X550 XT |
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PassMark - G3D Mark | 292 | 56 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 344 | 224 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 2648 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 2648 |
Compare specifications (specs)
ATI Radeon HD 2900 GT | ATI Radeon X550 XT | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | TeraScale | R400 |
Code name | R600 | RV410 |
Launch date | 6 November 2007 | 24 January 2007 |
Place in performance rating | 777 | 778 |
Type | Desktop | Desktop |
Technical info |
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Core clock speed | 601 MHz | 400 MHz |
Floating-point performance | 288.48 gflops | |
Manufacturing process technology | 80 nm | 110 nm |
Pipelines | 240 | |
Texture fill rate | 7.21 GTexel / s | 1.6 GTexel / s |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 150 Watt | |
Transistor count | 720 million | 120 million |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 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 | None |
API support |
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DirectX | 10.0 | 9.0b |
OpenGL | 3.3 | 2.0 |
Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 128 MB |
Memory bandwidth | 51.2 GB / s | 9.6 GB / s |
Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 1600 MHz | 600 MHz |
Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |