ATI FireGL 9700 X1-256p vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 540v
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | R300 | M92 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | R300 GL | — |
| Architecture | Rage 8 | TeraScale |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 150 nm | 55 nm |
| Number of transistors | 110 million | 242 million |
| Die size | 215 mm² | 73 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Jul 1st, 2002 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | FireGL | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | AGP Pro 8x | — |
| Reviews | 1 in our database | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 324 MHz | 550 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 276 MHz 552 Mbps effective | 800 MHz 1600 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 256 MB | 512 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 17.66 GB/s | 12.80 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 8 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 4 | — |
| TMUs | 8 | 8 |
| ROPs | 8 | 4 |
| Shading units | — | 80 |
| Compute units | — | 1 |
| Cache L1 | — | 16 KB (per CU) |
| Cache L2 | — | 64 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 2.592 GPixel/s | 2.200 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 324.0 MVertices/s | — |
| Texture rate | 2.592 GTexel/s | 4.400 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | — | 88.00 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | MXM Module |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 37 W | 15 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | — |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video | No outputs |
| Power connectors | None | — |
| Board number | 990-00 | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0 (9_0) | 10.1 (10_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.0 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | — | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Pixel shader | 2.0 | — |
| Vertex shader | 2.0 | — |
| Shader model | — | 4.1 |
Other Features
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 |
