ATI Radeon X1650 XT Dual vs ATI Radeon X1950 XT

Comparative analysis of ATI Radeon X1650 XT Dual and ATI Radeon X1950 XT videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory.

ATI Radeon X1650 XT Dual

ATI Radeon X1950 XT

Differences

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon X1650 XT Dual

2.4x more texture fill rate: 2x 4.2 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 10 GTexel / s
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 80 nm vs 90 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 2x 256 MB vs 256 MB

Texture fill rate	2x 4.2 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 10 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology	80 nm vs 90 nm
Maximum memory size	2x 256 MB vs 256 MB

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon X1950 XT

Around 19% higher core clock speed: 625 MHz vs 525 MHz
Around 29% higher memory clock speed: 1800 MHz vs 1400 MHz

Core clock speed	625 MHz vs 525 MHz
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz vs 1400 MHz

Compare specifications (specs)

	ATI Radeon X1650 XT Dual	ATI Radeon X1950 XT
Essentials
Architecture	R500	R500
Code name	RV560	R580+
Launch date	30 October 2006	17 October 2006
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Technical info
Core clock speed	525 MHz	625 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	80 nm	90 nm
Texture fill rate	2x 4.2 GTexel / s billion / sec	10 GTexel / s
Transistor count	330 million	384 million
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		96 Watt
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	2x DVI	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	9.0c	9.0c
OpenGL	2.0	2.0
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2x 256 MB	256 MB
Memory bandwidth	2x 22.4 GB / s	57.6 GB / s
Memory bus width	2x 128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1400 MHz	1800 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3