ATI FireGL 9800 X2-256 vs ATI Radeon HD 3450 PCI
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | R360 | RV620 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | R360 GL | RV620 LE |
| Architecture | Rage 9 | TeraScale |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 150 nm | 55 nm |
| Number of transistors | 117 million | 181 million |
| Die size | 218 mm² | 67 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Mar 1st, 2003 | Jan 23rd, 2008 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | FireGL | Radeon R600 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | AGP 8x | PCI |
| Reviews | 5 in our database | 7 in our database |
| Predecessor | — | Radeon R500 PCIe |
| Successor | — | Radeon R700 |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 380 MHz | 600 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 350 MHz 700 Mbps effective | 400 MHz 800 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 256 MB | 512 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR2 | DDR2 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 22.40 GB/s | 6.400 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 8 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 4 | — |
| TMUs | 8 | 4 |
| ROPs | 8 | 4 |
| Shading units | — | 40 |
| Compute units | — | 2 |
| Cache L2 | — | 64 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 3.040 GPixel/s | 2.400 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 380.0 MVertices/s | — |
| Texture rate | 3.040 GTexel/s | 2.400 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | — | 48.00 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | unknown | 25 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video | 1x DVI1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | 1x Molex | None |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0 | 10.1 (10_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.0 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Pixel shader | 2.0 | — |
| Vertex shader | 2.0 | — |
| Shader model | — | 4.1 |
