Radeon Graphics 512SP vs ATI FireGL 9800 X2-256T
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Rage 9 (2003−2006) | GCN 5.1 (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | R360 | Renoir |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 October 2003 (22 years ago) | 7 March 2020 (6 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | no data | 512 |
| Core clock speed | 412 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2100 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 117 million | 9,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 150 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 3.296 | 67.20 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 2.15 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 8 |
| TMUs | 8 | 32 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | AGP 8x | IGP |
| Width | 1-slot | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x Molex | None |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | DDR2 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 344 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 22.02 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | no data | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI | Motherboard Dependent |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0 | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.7 (6.4) |
| OpenGL | 2.0 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 October 2003 | 7 March 2020 |
| Chip lithography | 150 nm | 7 nm |
Graphics 512SP has an age advantage of 16 years, and a 2043% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between FireGL 9800 X2-256T and Radeon Graphics 512SP. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FireGL 9800 X2-256T is a workstation graphics card while Radeon Graphics 512SP is a desktop one.
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