ATI Radeon X1800 XL vs ATI Radeon X1800 XT

Comparative analysis of ATI Radeon X1800 XL and ATI Radeon X1800 XT videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon X1800 XL

  • Around 61% lower typical power consumption: 70 Watt vs 113 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 70 Watt vs 113 Watt

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon X1800 XT

  • Around 20% higher core clock speed: 600 MHz vs 500 MHz
  • Around 20% higher texture fill rate: 9.6 GTexel / s vs 8 GTexel / s
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 512 MB vs 256 MB
  • Around 40% higher memory clock speed: 1400 MHz vs 1000 MHz
Core clock speed 600 MHz vs 500 MHz
Texture fill rate 9.6 GTexel / s vs 8 GTexel / s
Maximum memory size 512 MB vs 256 MB
Memory clock speed 1400 MHz vs 1000 MHz

Compare specifications (specs)

ATI Radeon X1800 XL ATI Radeon X1800 XT

Essentials

Architecture R500 R500
Code name R520 R520
Launch date 1 October 2005 1 October 2005
Place in performance rating not rated not rated
Type Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $549

Technical info

Core clock speed 500 MHz 600 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 90 nm 90 nm
Texture fill rate 8 GTexel / s 9.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 70 Watt 113 Watt
Transistor count 321 million 321 million

Video outputs and ports

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

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 1.0 x16 PCIe 1.0 x16
Length 241 mm
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 256 MB 512 MB
Memory bandwidth 32.0 GB / s 44.8 GB / s
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1000 MHz 1400 MHz
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR3

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