ATI Radeon X1950 PRO DUAL vs ATI FireMV 2250

Comparative analysis of ATI Radeon X1950 PRO DUAL and ATI FireMV 2250 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.

ATI Radeon X1950 PRO DUAL

ATI FireMV 2250

Differences

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon X1950 PRO DUAL

11.2x more texture fill rate: 2x 6.9 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 2.4 GTexel / s
4x more maximum memory size: 2x 512 MB vs 256 MB
Around 38% higher memory clock speed: 1380 MHz vs 1000 MHz

Texture fill rate	2x 6.9 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 2.4 GTexel / s
Maximum memory size	2x 512 MB vs 256 MB
Memory clock speed	1380 MHz vs 1000 MHz

Reasons to consider the ATI FireMV 2250

Around 4% higher core clock speed: 600 MHz vs 575 MHz
4.1x lower typical power consumption: 32 Watt vs 130 Watt

Core clock speed	600 MHz vs 575 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	32 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: ATI Radeon X1950 PRO DUAL
GPU 2: ATI FireMV 2250

Name	ATI Radeon X1950 PRO DUAL	ATI FireMV 2250
PassMark - G3D Mark		46
PassMark - G2D Mark		290

Compare specifications (specs)

	ATI Radeon X1950 PRO DUAL	ATI FireMV 2250
Essentials
Architecture	R500	R500
Code name	RV570	RV516
Launch date	10 January 2007	1 January 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$349
Place in performance rating	not rated	599
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Technical info
Core clock speed	575 MHz	600 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	80 nm	80 nm
Texture fill rate	2x 6.9 GTexel / s billion / sec	2.4 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	32 Watt
Transistor count	330 million	107 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	1x S-Video, 1x DMS-59
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	300 mm	170 mm
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	None
API support
DirectX	9.0c	9.0c
OpenGL	2.0	2.0
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2x 512 MB	256 MB
Memory bandwidth	2x 44.2 GB / s	32.0 GB / s
Memory bus width	2x 256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1380 MHz	1000 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3	DDR2