ATI Radeon HD 4860 vs ATI Radeon HD 2350 PRO

Comparative analysis of ATI Radeon HD 4860 and ATI Radeon HD 2350 PRO 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: GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark.

ATI Radeon HD 4860

ATI Radeon HD 2350 PRO

Differences

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon HD 4860

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 33% higher core clock speed: 700 MHz vs 525 MHz
10.7x more texture fill rate: 22.4 GTexel / s vs 2.1 GTexel / s
16x more pipelines: 640 vs 40
21.3x better floating-point performance: 896.0 gflops vs 42 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 55 nm vs 65 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 512 MB vs 256 MB
3.8x more memory clock speed: 3000 MHz vs 800 MHz
24.7x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3355 vs 136
24.7x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3355 vs 136

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	9 September 2009 vs 1 January 2007
Core clock speed	700 MHz vs 525 MHz
Texture fill rate	22.4 GTexel / s vs 2.1 GTexel / s
Pipelines	640 vs 40
Floating-point performance	896.0 gflops vs 42 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm vs 65 nm
Maximum memory size	512 MB vs 256 MB
Memory clock speed	3000 MHz vs 800 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3355 vs 136
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3355 vs 136

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon HD 2350 PRO

6.5x lower typical power consumption: 20 Watt vs 130 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	20 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: ATI Radeon HD 4860
GPU 2: ATI Radeon HD 2350 PRO

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3355

136

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3355

136

Name	ATI Radeon HD 4860	ATI Radeon HD 2350 PRO
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3355	136
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3355	136
PassMark - G2D Mark		262
PassMark - G3D Mark		77

Compare specifications (specs)

	ATI Radeon HD 4860	ATI Radeon HD 2350 PRO
Essentials
Architecture	TeraScale	TeraScale
Code name	RV790	RV610
Launch date	9 September 2009	1 January 2007
Place in performance rating	1224	1226
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Technical info
Core clock speed	700 MHz	525 MHz
Floating-point performance	896.0 gflops	42 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	65 nm
Pipelines	640	40
Texture fill rate	22.4 GTexel / s	2.1 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	20 Watt
Transistor count	959 million	180 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	1x DVI, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	None
API support
DirectX	10.1	10.0
OpenGL	3.3	3.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	256 MB
Memory bandwidth	96.0 GB / s	6.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	3000 MHz	800 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	DDR2