ATI Radeon X850 XT vs ATI X1950 PRO

Place in the ranking	1335	1386
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	0.30	0.21
Architecture	R500 (2005−2007)	R400 (2004−2008)
GPU code name	RV570	R480
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	1 October 2006 (18 years ago)	1 December 2004 (20 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 speed	575 MHz	520 MHz
Number of transistors	330 million	160 million
Manufacturing process technology	80 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	66 Watt	69 Watt
Texture fill rate	6.900	8.320
ROPs	12	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	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	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	GDDR3	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	256 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	690 MHz	540 MHz
Memory bandwidth	44.16 GB/s	34.56 GB/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 Connectors

2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX	9.0c (9_3)	9.0b (9_2)
Shader Model	3.0	no data
OpenGL	2.0	2.0
OpenCL	N/A	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.

ATI X1950 PRO 0.29
+38.1%

ATI X850 XT 0.21

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 X1950 PRO 112
+38.3%

ATI X850 XT 81

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	0.29	0.21
Recency	1 October 2006	1 December 2004
Chip lithography	80 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	66 Watt	69 Watt

ATI X1950 PRO has a 38.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 62.5% more advanced lithography process, and 4.5% lower power consumption.

The Radeon X1950 PRO is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon X850 XT in performance tests.

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