ATI Radeon X1600 vs ATI Radeon 9000

Comparative analysis of ATI Radeon X1600 and ATI Radeon 9000 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 X1600

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 6 month(s) later
  • 2.5x more core clock speed: 635 MHz vs 250 MHz
  • 2.5x more texture fill rate: 2.54 GTexel / s vs 1 GTexel / s
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 80 nm vs 150 nm
  • Around 4% lower typical power consumption: 27 Watt vs 28 Watt
  • 8x more maximum memory size: 512 MB vs 64 MB
  • 2x more memory clock speed: 800 MHz vs 400 MHz
  • 12.3x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 49 vs 4
  • Around 70% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 209 vs 123
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 January 2007 vs 1 July 2002
Core clock speed 635 MHz vs 250 MHz
Texture fill rate 2.54 GTexel / s vs 1 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology 80 nm vs 150 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 27 Watt vs 28 Watt
Maximum memory size 512 MB vs 64 MB
Memory clock speed 800 MHz vs 400 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 49 vs 4
PassMark - G2D Mark 209 vs 123

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: ATI Radeon X1600
GPU 2: ATI Radeon 9000

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
49
4
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
209
123
Name ATI Radeon X1600 ATI Radeon 9000
PassMark - G3D Mark 49 4
PassMark - G2D Mark 209 123
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1019
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1019

Compare specifications (specs)

ATI Radeon X1600 ATI Radeon 9000

Essentials

Architecture R500 Rage 7
Code name RV516 RV250
Launch date 1 January 2007 1 July 2002
Place in performance rating 1252 1253
Type Desktop Desktop

Technical info

Core clock speed 635 MHz 250 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 80 nm 150 nm
Texture fill rate 2.54 GTexel / s 1 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 27 Watt 28 Watt
Transistor count 107 million 36 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 1.0 x16 AGP 4x
Supplementary power connectors None None

API support

DirectX 9.0c 8.1
OpenGL 2.0 1.4

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 64 MB
Memory bandwidth 12.8 GB / s 6.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 800 MHz 400 MHz
Memory type DDR2 DDR