STG vs ATI Radeon X800 XL AGP

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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
ArchitectureR400 (2004−2008)no data
GPU code nameR430NV1
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date1 May 2004 (20 years ago)30 September 1995 (29 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$249

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 MHz75 MHz
Number of transistors160 million1 million
Manufacturing process technology110 nm500 nm
Power consumption (TDP)49 Watt2 Watt
Texture fill rate6.4000.08
ROPs161
TMUs161

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).

InterfaceAGP 8xPCI
Lengthno data168 mm
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x MolexNone

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 typeGDDR3FPM
Maximum RAM amount256 MB1 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed500 MHz50 MHz
Memory bandwidth32 GB/s400.0 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, 1x DB13W3

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0b (9_2)1.0
OpenGL2.0N/A
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 May 2004 30 September 1995
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 1 MB
Chip lithography 110 nm 500 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 49 Watt 2 Watt

ATI X800 XL AGP has an age advantage of 8 years, a 25500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 354.5% more advanced lithography process.

STG, on the other hand, has 2350% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Radeon X800 XL AGP and STG. We've got no test results to judge.


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