ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 vs ATI Radeon X800 SE
Comparative analysis of ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 and ATI Radeon X800 SE 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 4870 X2
- Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 10 month(s) later
- Around 65% higher core clock speed: 700 MHz vs 425 MHz
- 67.1x more texture fill rate: 2x 28 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 3.4 GTexel / s
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 55 nm vs 130 nm
- 16x more maximum memory size: 2x 1 GB vs 128 MB
- 2.6x more memory clock speed: 3600 MHz vs 1400 MHz
- 10.1x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1309 vs 130
- Around 47% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 565 vs 384
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 12 August 2008 vs 4 October 2004 |
Core clock speed | 700 MHz vs 425 MHz |
Texture fill rate | 2x 28 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 3.4 GTexel / s |
Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm vs 130 nm |
Maximum memory size | 2x 1 GB vs 128 MB |
Memory clock speed | 3600 MHz vs 1400 MHz |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G3D Mark | 1309 vs 130 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 565 vs 384 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2
GPU 2: ATI Radeon X800 SE
PassMark - G3D Mark |
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PassMark - G2D Mark |
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Name | ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 | ATI Radeon X800 SE |
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PassMark - G3D Mark | 1309 | 130 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 565 | 384 |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3323 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3323 |
Compare specifications (specs)
ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 | ATI Radeon X800 SE | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | TeraScale | R400 |
Code name | R700 | R423 |
Launch date | 12 August 2008 | 4 October 2004 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $550 | |
Place in performance rating | 438 | 413 |
Type | Desktop | Desktop |
Technical info |
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Core clock speed | 700 MHz | 425 MHz |
Floating-point performance | 2x 1,120.0 gflops | |
Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 130 nm |
Pipelines | 2x 800 | |
Texture fill rate | 2x 28 GTexel / s billion / sec | 3.4 GTexel / s |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 286 Watt | |
Transistor count | 956 million | 160 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 2.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
Length | 267 mm | |
Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | None |
API support |
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DirectX | 10.1 | 9.0c |
OpenGL | 3.3 | 2.0 |
Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | 2x 1 GB | 128 MB |
Memory bandwidth | 2x 115.2 GB / s | 44.8 GB / s |
Memory bus width | 2x 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 3600 MHz | 1400 MHz |
Memory type | GDDR5 | DDR |