ATI Radeon X1900 XT vs GeForce 6150

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)R500 (2005−2007)
GPU code nameC51R580
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date11 October 2004 (20 years ago)24 January 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$299

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.

Core clock speed475 MHz625 MHz
Number of transistorsno data384 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data100 Watt
Texture fill rate0.4810.00
ROPs116
TMUs116

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).

InterfacePCIPCIe 1.0 x16
Lengthno data242 mm
WidthIGP2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin

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 typeSystem SharedGDDR3
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared256 MB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared256 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared725 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data46.4 GB/s

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 ConnectorsNo outputs2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX9.0c (9_3)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model3.03.0
OpenGL2.12.1 (full) 3.0 (partial)
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 October 2004 24 January 2006

ATI X1900 XT has an age advantage of 1 year.

We couldn't decide between GeForce 6150 and Radeon X1900 XT. We've got no test results to judge.


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