ATI Radeon DDR VIVO OEM vs RSX Reality Synthesizer
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 | Curie (2003−2013) | Rage 6 (2000−2007) |
| GPU code name | RSX-CXD5302 | Rage 6 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 4 October 2012 (12 years ago) | 14 August 2001 (23 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.
| Core clock speed | 550 MHz | 166 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 302 million | 30 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 13.20 | 1 |
| ROPs | 8 | 2 |
| TMUs | 24 | 6 |
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).
| Interface | IGP | AGP 4x |
| Width | IGP | 1-slot |
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 | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 64 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1400 MHz | 166 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 22.4 GB/s | 5.312 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 Connectors | No outputs | 1x VGA, 2x S-Video |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | N/A | 7.0 |
| OpenGL | ES 1.1 | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | no data | N/A |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 October 2012 | 14 August 2001 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 64 MB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 180 nm |
RSX Reality Synthesizer has an age advantage of 11 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 350% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between RSX Reality Synthesizer and Radeon DDR VIVO OEM. We've got no test results to judge.
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