ATI Radeon X1950 PRO AGP vs ATI Radeon X1950 XT AGP
Comparative analysis of ATI Radeon X1950 PRO AGP and ATI Radeon X1950 XT AGP 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 X1950 PRO AGP
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 80 nm vs 90 nm
- Around 45% lower typical power consumption: 66 Watt vs 96 Watt
- 2x more maximum memory size: 512 MB vs 256 MB
Manufacturing process technology | 80 nm vs 90 nm |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 66 Watt vs 96 Watt |
Maximum memory size | 512 MB vs 256 MB |
Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon X1950 XT AGP
- Around 9% higher core clock speed: 625 MHz vs 575 MHz
- Around 45% higher texture fill rate: 10 GTexel / s vs 6.9 GTexel / s
- Around 2% higher memory clock speed: 1406 MHz vs 1380 MHz
Core clock speed | 625 MHz vs 575 MHz |
Texture fill rate | 10 GTexel / s vs 6.9 GTexel / s |
Memory clock speed | 1406 MHz vs 1380 MHz |
Compare specifications (specs)
ATI Radeon X1950 PRO AGP | ATI Radeon X1950 XT AGP | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | R500 | R500 |
Code name | RV570 | R580+ |
Launch date | 25 October 2006 | 17 October 2006 |
Place in performance rating | not rated | not rated |
Type | Desktop | Desktop |
Technical info |
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Core clock speed | 575 MHz | 625 MHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 80 nm | 90 nm |
Texture fill rate | 6.9 GTexel / s | 10 GTexel / s |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 66 Watt | 96 Watt |
Transistor count | 330 million | 384 million |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Interface | AGP 8x | AGP 8x |
Supplementary power connectors | 2x Molex | 1x 6-pin |
API support |
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DirectX | 9.0c | 9.0c |
OpenGL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 256 MB |
Memory bandwidth | 44.2 GB / s | 45.0 GB / s |
Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 1380 MHz | 1406 MHz |
Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |