ATI Radeon X1900 CrossFire Edition vs HD 6480G

Place in the ranking	1185	1283
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.29	0.25
Architecture	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)	R500 (2005−2007)
GPU code name	Sumo	R580
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	14 June 2011 (13 years ago)	24 January 2006 (18 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 cores	240	no data
Core clock speed	444 MHz	625 MHz
Number of transistors	1,178 million	384 million
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	100 Watt
Texture fill rate	5.328	10.00
Floating-point processing power	0.2131 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	4	16
TMUs	12	16

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	PCIe 1.0 x16
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 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 type	System Shared	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	512 MB
Memory bus width	System Shared	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	725 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	46.4 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 Connectors

No outputs

2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model	5.0	3.0
OpenGL	4.4	2.0
OpenCL	1.2	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/A

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.

HD 6480G 0.66
+83.3%

ATI X1900 CrossFire Edition 0.36

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.

HD 6480G 256
+86.9%

ATI X1900 CrossFire Edition 137

Gaming performance

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

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4
+200%

1−2

−200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2	0−1
Hitman 3	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 +83.3%	6−7 −83.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 +87.5%	16−18 −87.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2	0−1
Hitman 3	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 +83.3%	6−7 −83.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 +87.5%	16−18 −87.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Hitman 3	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 +83.3%	6−7 −83.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 +87.5%	16−18 −87.5%

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Hitman 3	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4
+200%

1−2

−200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3
+100%

1−2

−100%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.66	0.36
Recency	14 June 2011	24 January 2006
Chip lithography	32 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	100 Watt

HD 6480G has a 83.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 181.3% more advanced lithography process, and 185.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 6480G is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon X1900 CrossFire Edition in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 6480G is a notebook card while Radeon X1900 CrossFire Edition is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.