ATI Radeon X1600 XT vs GeForce G105M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce G105M with Radeon X1600 XT, including specs and performance data.

GeForce G105M
2009
Up to 512 MB GDDR3, 14 Watt
0.35
+16.7%

G105M outperforms ATI X1600 XT by a moderate 17% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking12891324
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.740.50
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)R500 (2005−2007)
GPU code nameGT218RV530
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date16 July 2009 (15 years ago)1 October 2007 (17 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 cores8no data
Core clock speed500 MHz590 MHz
Number of transistors260 million157 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)14 Watt42 Watt
Texture fill rate4.0002.360
Floating-point processing power0.03424 TFLOPSno data
Gigaflops38no data
ROPs44
TMUs84

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).

Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amountUp to 512 MB256 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed500 (DDR2)/700 (GDDR3) MHz690 MHz
Memory bandwidth8 (DDR2)/11 (GDDR3)22.08 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 ConnectorsVGADual Link DVISingle Link DVIDisplayPortHDMI1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Power management8.0no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_1)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model4.13.0
OpenGL2.12.0
OpenCL1.1N/A
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GeForce G105M 0.35
+16.7%
ATI X1600 XT 0.30

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GeForce G105M 134
+16.5%
ATI X1600 XT 115

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.35 0.30
Recency 16 July 2009 1 October 2007
Chip lithography 40 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 14 Watt 42 Watt

GeForce G105M has a 16.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 125% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

The GeForce G105M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon X1600 XT in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce G105M is a notebook card while Radeon X1600 XT is a desktop 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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