ATI Mobility Radeon HD 540v vs NVIDIA GeForce 6800 XT
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | M92 | NV40 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | TeraScale | Curie |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 55 nm | 130 nm |
| Number of transistors | 242 million | 222 million |
| Die size | 73 mm² | 287 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | May 5th, 2010 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | M9x (Mobility HD 500v) | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | MXM-A (3.0) | — |
| Reviews | 2 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | M8x | — |
| Successor | Manhattan | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 550 MHz | 300 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 800 MHz 1600 Mbps effective | 350 MHz 700 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 512 MB | 256 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | DDR |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 12.80 GB/s | 22.40 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 80 | — |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 8 | 8 |
| ROPs | 4 | 8 |
| Compute units | 1 | — |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | — |
| Cache L2 | 64 KB | — |
| Pixel shaders | — | 8 |
| Vertex shaders | — | 4 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 2.200 GPixel/s | 2.400 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 4.400 GTexel/s | 2.400 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 88.00 GFLOPS | — |
| Vertex rate | — | 300.0 MVertices/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | MXM Module | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 15 W | unknown |
| Outputs | No outputs | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video |
| Suggested PSU | — | 200 W |
| Power connectors | — | 1x Molex |
| Board number | — | P212 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 9.0c (9_3) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 4.1 | 3.0 |
Other Features
Graphics Card
| Release date | — | Sep 30th, 2005 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 6 AGP |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | AGP 8x |
| Reviews | — | 115 in our database |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce FX |
| Successor | — | GeForce 7 AGP |
