ATI FirePro RG220 vs Stream Processor

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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
ArchitectureUltra-Threaded SE (2005−2007)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameR580RV711
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date2006 (18 years ago)1 May 2008 (16 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.

Pipelines / CUDA coresno data80
Core clock speed594 MHz500 MHz
Number of transistors384 million242 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt35 Watt
Texture fill rate9.5044.000
Floating-point processing powerno data0.08 TFLOPS
ROPs164
TMUs168

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 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length241 mmno data
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

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 typeGDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB512 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1296 MBps800 MHz
Memory bandwidth41.47 GB/s51.2 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-Video1x DMS-59

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model3.04.1
OpenGL2.1 (full) 3.0 (partial)3.3
OpenCLN/A1.1
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 90 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 35 Watt

Stream Processor has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

ATI RG220, on the other hand, has a 63.6% more advanced lithography process, and 371.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Stream Processor and FirePro RG220. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Stream Processor is a desktop card while FirePro RG220 is a workstation one.


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