ATI FireGL 8800 vs ATI Radeon X550 HyperMemory

Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureRage 9 (2003−2006)Rage 7 (2001−2006)
GPU code nameRV370R200
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date1 July 2005 (19 years ago)14 August 2001 (23 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 speed400 MHz300 MHz
Number of transistors107 million60 million
Manufacturing process technology110 nm150 nm
Texture fill rate1.6002.400
ROPs44
TMUs48

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 x16AGP 4x
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeDDR2DDR
Maximum RAM amount256 MB128 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed250 MHz290 MHz
Memory bandwidth8 GB/s9.28 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video1x DVI, 1x VGA

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.08.1
OpenGL2.01.4
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 July 2005 14 August 2001
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 128 MB
Chip lithography 110 nm 150 nm

ATI X550 HyperMemory has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 36.4% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Radeon X550 HyperMemory and FireGL 8800. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Radeon X550 HyperMemory is a desktop card while FireGL 8800 is a workstation one.


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