ATI Radeon X1900 G5 Mac Edition vs ATI Radeon X1650 XT

Comparative analysis of ATI Radeon X1900 G5 Mac Edition and ATI Radeon X1650 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 X1900 G5 Mac Edition

  • Around 10% higher core clock speed: 575 MHz vs 525 MHz
  • Around 64% higher texture fill rate: 6.9 GTexel / s vs 4.2 GTexel / s
Core clock speed 575 MHz vs 525 MHz
Texture fill rate 6.9 GTexel / s vs 4.2 GTexel / s

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon X1650 XT

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 80 nm vs 90 nm
  • Around 36% lower typical power consumption: 55 Watt vs 75 Watt
  • Around 17% higher memory clock speed: 1400 MHz vs 1200 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 80 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 55 Watt vs 75 Watt
Memory clock speed 1400 MHz vs 1200 MHz

Compare specifications (specs)

ATI Radeon X1900 G5 Mac Edition ATI Radeon X1650 XT

Essentials

Architecture R500 R500
Code name R580 RV560
Launch date 6 November 2006 30 October 2006
Launch price (MSRP) $349 $199
Place in performance rating not rated not rated
Type Desktop Desktop

Technical info

Core clock speed 575 MHz 525 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 90 nm 80 nm
Texture fill rate 6.9 GTexel / s 4.2 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 75 Watt 55 Watt
Transistor count 384 million 330 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
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin None

API support

DirectX 9.0c 9.0c
OpenGL 2.0 2.0

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 256 MB
Memory bandwidth 38.4 GB / s 22.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1200 MHz 1400 MHz
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR3

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