ATI Radeon X1950 XTX vs ATI Radeon X1950 PRO

Comparative analysis of ATI Radeon X1950 XTX and ATI Radeon X1950 PRO 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 XTX

ATI Radeon X1950 PRO

Differences

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon X1950 XTX

Around 13% higher core clock speed: 650 MHz vs 575 MHz
Around 51% higher texture fill rate: 10.4 GTexel / s vs 6.9 GTexel / s
2x more maximum memory size: 512 MB vs 256 MB
Around 45% higher memory clock speed: 2000 MHz vs 1380 MHz

Core clock speed	650 MHz vs 575 MHz
Texture fill rate	10.4 GTexel / s vs 6.9 GTexel / s
Maximum memory size	512 MB vs 256 MB
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz vs 1380 MHz

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon X1950 PRO

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 80 nm vs 90 nm
Around 89% lower typical power consumption: 66 Watt vs 125 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	80 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	66 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: ATI Radeon X1950 XTX
GPU 2: ATI Radeon X1950 PRO

Name	ATI Radeon X1950 XTX	ATI Radeon X1950 PRO
PassMark - G3D Mark		113
PassMark - G2D Mark		318

Compare specifications (specs)

	ATI Radeon X1950 XTX	ATI Radeon X1950 PRO
Essentials
Architecture	R500	R500
Code name	R580+	RV570
Launch date	17 October 2006	1 October 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$449
Place in performance rating	not rated	539
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Technical info
Core clock speed	650 MHz	575 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	80 nm
Texture fill rate	10.4 GTexel / s	6.9 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	66 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
Length	230 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	512 MB	256 MB
Memory bandwidth	64.0 GB / s	44.2 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	1380 MHz
Memory type	GDDR4	GDDR3