Radeon Steam Deck 8CU vs ATI Mobility X1800XT
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 | no data | RDNA 2 (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | M58, R520 | RDNA 2 Sephiroth |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 March 2006 (18 years ago) | 9 November 2023 (1 year 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 | 24 | 512 |
| Core clock speed | 8 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 550 MHz | 1900 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 6 nm |
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 | large | 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 | no data |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | no data |
| Memory clock speed | 650 MHz | no data |
| Shared memory | - | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | GDDR3 | 12_1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 March 2006 | 9 November 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 6 nm |
Steam Deck 8CU has an age advantage of 17 years, and a 1400% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Mobility Radeon X1800XT and Radeon Steam Deck 8CU. We've got no test results to judge.
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