ATI Radeon X1900 XT vs ATI Mobility X1700

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
ArchitectureR500 (2005−2007)R500 (2005−2007)
GPU code nameM66R580
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 February 2006 (18 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.

Pipelines / CUDA cores17no data
Core clock speed475 MHz625 MHz
Boost clock speed475 MHzno data
Number of transistors157 million384 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data100 Watt
Texture fill rate1.90010.00
ROPs416
TMUs416

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 sizemedium sizedno data
InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Lengthno data242 mm
Widthno data2-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 typeGDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount256 MB256 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed400 MHz725 MHz
Memory bandwidth12.8 GB/s46.4 GB/s
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 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
OpenGL2.02.1 (full) 3.0 (partial)
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


We couldn't decide between Mobility Radeon X1700 and Radeon X1900 XT. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Mobility Radeon X1700 is a notebook card while Radeon X1900 XT is a desktop one.


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