AMD Radeon HD 6290 vs ATI Radeon X1950 XT AGP
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Cedar | R580+ |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Cedar LE | R580+ XT (215BAABKA31FG) |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 | R500 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 90 nm |
| Number of transistors | 292 million | 384 million |
| Die size | 59 mm² | 352 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Dec 4th, 2011 | Oct 17th, 2006 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Northern Islands | Radeon R500 AGP |
| Predecessor | Evergreen | Radeon R400 AGP |
| Successor | Southern Islands | Radeon R600 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | AGP 8x |
| Reviews | — | 144 in our database |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 650 MHz | 625 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 800 MHz 1600 Mbps effective | 703 MHz 1406 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 1024 MB | 256 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 12.80 GB/s | 44.99 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 80 | — |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 8 | 16 |
| ROPs | 4 | 16 |
| Compute units | 2 | — |
| Cache L1 | 8 KB (per CU) | — |
| Cache L2 | 128 KB | — |
| Pixel shaders | — | 48 |
| Vertex shaders | — | 8 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 2.600 GPixel/s | 10.00 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 5.200 GTexel/s | 10.00 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 104.0 GFLOPS | — |
| Vertex rate | — | 1.250 GVertices/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 168 mm 6.6 inches | — |
| TDP | 19 W | 96 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 250 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI | 2x DVI1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 9.0c (9_3) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 2.1 (full) 3.0 (partial) |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 5.0 | 3.0 |
