ATI Mobility Radeon X1700 vs NVIDIA GeForce Go 6800
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | M66 | NV41 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | M66 P | — |
| Architecture | R500 | Curie |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 90 nm | 130 nm |
| Number of transistors | 157 million | 222 million |
| Die size | 150 mm² | 225 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | Feb 1st, 2006 | Nov 8th, 2004 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | M6x (Mobility X1) | GeForce Go 6 (Go 6000) |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | MXM-III |
| Reviews | 2 in our database | 2 in our database |
| Predecessor | M5x | GeForce FX Go 5 |
| Successor | M7x | GeForce Go 7 |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 475 MHz | 300 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 400 MHz 800 Mbps effective | 550 MHz 1100 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 256 MB | 256 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 12.80 GB/s | 35.20 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 12 | 12 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 5 | 5 |
| TMUs | 4 | 12 |
| ROPs | 4 | 12 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 1.900 GPixel/s | 3.600 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 593.8 MVertices/s | 375.0 MVertices/s |
| Texture rate | 1.900 GTexel/s | 3.600 GTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| TDP | unknown | 45 W |
|---|---|---|
| Outputs | No outputs | No outputs |
| Slot width | — | MXM Module |
| Power connectors | — | None |
| Board number | — | P267 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 9.0c (9_3) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 2.1 (full) 3.0 (partial) |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 3.0 | 3.0 |
