ATI Radeon HD 4650 vs ATI Radeon X1800 XT

Comparative analysis of ATI Radeon HD 4650 and ATI Radeon X1800 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).

ATI Radeon HD 4650

ATI Radeon X1800 XT

Differences

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon HD 4650

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 11 month(s) later
2x more texture fill rate: 19.2 GTexel / s vs 9.6 GTexel / s
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 55 nm vs 90 nm
2.4x lower typical power consumption: 48 Watt vs 113 Watt

Launch date	10 September 2008 vs 1 October 2005
Texture fill rate	19.2 GTexel / s vs 9.6 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	48 Watt vs 113 Watt

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon X1800 XT

2x more maximum memory size: 512 MB vs 256 MB

Maximum memory size	512 MB vs 256 MB

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: ATI Radeon HD 4650
GPU 2: ATI Radeon X1800 XT

Name	ATI Radeon HD 4650	ATI Radeon X1800 XT
PassMark - G3D Mark	250
PassMark - G2D Mark	30
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1891
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1891

Compare specifications (specs)

	ATI Radeon HD 4650	ATI Radeon X1800 XT
Essentials
Architecture	TeraScale	R500
Code name	RV730	R520
Launch date	10 September 2008	1 October 2005
Place in performance rating	1586	not rated
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$549
Technical info
Core clock speed	600 MHz	600 MHz
Floating-point performance	384.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	90 nm
Pipelines	320
Texture fill rate	19.2 GTexel / s	9.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	48 Watt	113 Watt
Transistor count	514 million	321 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	193 mm
Supplementary power connectors		1x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	10.1	9.0c
OpenGL	3.3	2.0
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	512 MB
Memory bandwidth	22.4 GB / s	44.8 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1400 MHz	1400 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3