ATI Radeon X1600 XT vs ATI Radeon Xpress X1270

Comparative analysis of ATI Radeon X1600 XT and ATI Radeon Xpress X1270 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, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

ATI Radeon X1600 XT

ATI Radeon Xpress X1270

Differences

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon X1600 XT

Videocard is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
2x more maximum memory size: 256 MB vs 128 MB

Launch date	1 October 2007 vs 1 February 2007
Maximum memory size	256 MB vs 128 MB

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon Xpress X1270

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 80 nm vs 90 nm

Manufacturing process technology	80 nm vs 90 nm

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: ATI Radeon X1600 XT
GPU 2: ATI Radeon Xpress X1270

Name	ATI Radeon X1600 XT	ATI Radeon Xpress X1270
PassMark - G3D Mark	116
PassMark - G2D Mark	356
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1745
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1745

Compare specifications (specs)

	ATI Radeon X1600 XT	ATI Radeon Xpress X1270
Essentials
Architecture	R500
Code name	RV530	M690T
Launch date	1 October 2007	1 February 2007
Place in performance rating	858	not rated
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Technical info
Core clock speed	590 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	80 nm
Texture fill rate	2.36 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	42 Watt
Transistor count	157 million
Boost clock speed		400 MHz
Pipelines		4
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None
API support
DirectX	9.0c
OpenGL	2.0
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	128 MB
Memory bandwidth	22.08 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1380 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3
Shared memory		1
Technologies
PowerPlay 7.0