SiliconMotion SM502 vs ATI Wii GPU

Comparative analysis of SiliconMotion SM502 and ATI Wii GPU videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Memory, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support.

SiliconMotion SM502

ATI Wii GPU

Differences

Reasons to consider the SiliconMotion SM502

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later

Launch date	1 January 2007 vs 19 November 2006

Compare specifications (specs)

	SiliconMotion SM502	ATI Wii GPU
Essentials
Launch date	1 January 2007	19 November 2006
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Architecture		R500
Code name		Hollywood
Memory
Shared memory	1
Maximum RAM amount		64 MB
Memory bandwidth		3.89 GB / s
Memory bus width		64 Bit
Memory clock speed		486 MHz
Memory type		GDDR3
Technical info
Core clock speed		243 MHz
Manufacturing process technology		90 nm
Texture fill rate		972 MTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		45 Watt
Transistor count		107 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors		No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface		IGP
API support
DirectX		N / A
OpenGL		N / A