ATI Wii GPU vs ATI Radeon X1900 G5 Mac Edition

Comparative analysis of ATI Wii GPU and ATI Radeon X1900 G5 Mac Edition videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory.

ATI Wii GPU

ATI Radeon X1900 G5 Mac Edition

Differences

Reasons to consider the ATI Wii GPU

140.9x more texture fill rate: 972 MTexel / s vs 6.9 GTexel / s
Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 75 Watt

Texture fill rate	972 MTexel / s vs 6.9 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 75 Watt

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon X1900 G5 Mac Edition

2.4x more core clock speed: 575 MHz vs 243 MHz
4x more maximum memory size: 256 MB vs 64 MB
2.5x more memory clock speed: 1200 MHz vs 486 MHz

Core clock speed	575 MHz vs 243 MHz
Maximum memory size	256 MB vs 64 MB
Memory clock speed	1200 MHz vs 486 MHz

Compare specifications (specs)

	ATI Wii GPU	ATI Radeon X1900 G5 Mac Edition
Essentials
Architecture	R500	R500
Code name	Hollywood	R580
Launch date	19 November 2006	6 November 2006
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$349
Technical info
Core clock speed	243 MHz	575 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	90 nm
Texture fill rate	972 MTexel / s	6.9 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	75 Watt
Transistor count	107 million	384 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	IGP	PCIe 1.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		1x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	N / A	9.0c
OpenGL	N / A	2.0
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	64 MB	256 MB
Memory bandwidth	3.89 GB / s	38.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	486 MHz	1200 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3