Radeon HD 6350M vs X1950 GT AGP
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | R500 (2005−2007) | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | RV570 | Robson Pro |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 10 February 2007 (17 years ago) | 26 November 2010 (13 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | no data | 80 |
| Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 330 million | 292 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 80 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 57 Watt | 7 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 6.000 | 4.000 |
| Floating-point performance | no data | 80 gflops |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on Radeon X1950 GT AGP and Radeon HD 6350M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
| Interface | AGP 8x | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x Molex | no 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 type | GDDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1200 MHz | 800-900 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 38.4 GB/s | 12.8 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 Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 2.0 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 10 February 2007 | 26 November 2010 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 80 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 57 Watt | 7 Watt |
HD 6350M has an age advantage of 3 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 714.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon X1950 GT AGP and Radeon HD 6350M. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon X1950 GT AGP is a desktop card while Radeon HD 6350M is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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