Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile vs ATI FireGL X3-256
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 | R400 (2004−2008) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | R420 | no data |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 3 August 2004 (20 years ago) | 27 February 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,099 | no data |
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 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 491 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 160 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 130 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 57 Watt | 60 Watt (35 - 60 Watt TGP) |
| Texture fill rate | 5.892 | no data |
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).
| Laptop size | no data | medium sized |
| Interface | AGP 8x | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x Molex | no data |
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 | GDDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 908 MHz | 12000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 29.06 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0b (9_2) | 12 Ultimate |
| OpenGL | 2.0 | no data |
| OpenCL | N/A | no data |
| Vulkan | N/A | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 3 August 2004 | 27 February 2024 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 57 Watt | 60 Watt |
ATI FireGL X3-256 has 5.3% lower power consumption.
Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 19 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 2500% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between FireGL X3-256 and RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FireGL X3-256 is a workstation card while RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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