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.

 

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 512
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

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