Radeon R8 M535DX vs ATI HD 2900 XT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 2900 XT with Radeon R8 M535DX, including specs and performance data.

ATI HD 2900 XT
2007
512 MB GDDR3, 215 Watt
1.71

R8 M535DX outperforms ATI HD 2900 XT by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking931928
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.05no data
Power efficiency0.55no data
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameR600Meso
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date14 May 2007 (17 years ago)18 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores320320
Core clock speed743 MHz780 MHz
Boost clock speedno data891 MHz
Number of transistors720 million1,550 million
Manufacturing process technology80 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)215 Wattno data
Texture fill rate11.8917.82
Floating-point processing power0.4755 TFLOPS0.5702 TFLOPS
ROPs168
TMUs1620

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).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16IGP
Length241 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinno 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 typeGDDR3System Shared
Maximum RAM amount512 MBSystem Shared
Memory bus width512 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed828 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth106.0 GB/sno data
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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-VideoNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX10.0 (10_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model4.06.0
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCLN/A2.0
VulkanN/A1.2.131

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.

ATI HD 2900 XT 1.71
R8 M535DX 1.74
+1.8%

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.

ATI HD 2900 XT 659
R8 M535DX 670
+1.7%

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 1.71 1.74
Recency 14 May 2007 18 April 2017
Chip lithography 80 nm 28 nm

R8 M535DX has a 1.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon HD 2900 XT and Radeon R8 M535DX.

Be aware that Radeon HD 2900 XT is a desktop card while Radeon R8 M535DX is a notebook one.


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