ATI FireGL X2-256T vs Radeon R7 M380

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking669not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Rage 9 (2003−2006)
GPU code nameTropoR360
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date5 May 2015 (9 years ago)1 October 2003 (21 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 cores640no data
Compute units10no data
Core clock speed900 MHz412 MHz
Boost clock speed915 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,500 million117 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm150 nm
Texture fill rate36.603.296
Floating-point processing power1.171 TFLOPSno data
ROPs168
TMUs408

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
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16AGP 8x
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x Molex

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 typeDDR3DDR2
Maximum RAM amount4 GB256 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz344 MHz
Memory bandwidth32 GB/s22.02 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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
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Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration+-
FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics+-
ZeroCore+-
Switchable graphics+-

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 129.0
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.42.0
OpenCLNot ListedN/A
Vulkan-N/A
Mantle+-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 5 May 2015 1 October 2003
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 256 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 150 nm

R7 M380 has an age advantage of 11 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 435.7% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Radeon R7 M380 and FireGL X2-256T. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Radeon R7 M380 is a notebook card while FireGL X2-256T is a workstation one.


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