Edge 3D 3400XL vs ATI Radeon X1650

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1397not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureR500 (2005−2007)no data
GPU code nameRV516NV1
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date20 November 2007 (17 years ago)30 September 1995 (29 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 speed635 MHz60 MHz
Number of transistors107 million1 million
Manufacturing process technology80 nm500 nm
Texture fill rate2.5400.06
ROPs41
TMUs41

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 x16PCI
Lengthno data191 mm
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeDDR2VRAM
Maximum RAM amount256 MB4 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed392 MHz60 MHz
Memory bandwidth6.272 GB/s480 MB/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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video1x VGA

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)1.0
Shader Model3.0no data
OpenGL2.0N/A
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/A-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 20 November 2007 30 September 1995
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 4 MB
Chip lithography 80 nm 500 nm

ATI X1650 has an age advantage of 12 years, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 525% more advanced lithography process.

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