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.

 

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

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