ATI FireGL V8600 vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4850 Mac Edition
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | R600 | M98 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | R600 V8600 | — |
| Architecture | TeraScale | TeraScale |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 80 nm | 55 nm |
| Number of transistors | 720 million | 956 million |
| Die size | 420 mm² | 256 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | May 14th, 2007 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | FireGL | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Launch price | 1,899 USD | — |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | — |
| Reviews | 5 in our database | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 688 MHz | 503 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 868 MHz 1736 Mbps effective | 850 MHz 1700 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 1024 MB | 512 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR4 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 512 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 111.1 GB/s | 54.40 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 320 | 800 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 16 | 40 |
| ROPs | 16 | 16 |
| Compute units | 4 | 10 |
| Cache L2 | 256 KB | 256 KB |
| Cache L1 | — | 16 KB (per CU) |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 11.01 GPixel/s | 8.048 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 11.01 GTexel/s | 20.12 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 440.3 GFLOPS | 804.8 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | — | 161.0 GFLOPS (1:5) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | — |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 254 mm 10 inches | — |
| Width | 111 mm 4.4 inches | — |
| TDP | 159 W | unknown |
| Suggested PSU | 450 W | — |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x DisplayPort1x S-Video | No outputs |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | — |
| Board number | B313 | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 10.0 (10_0) | 10.1 (10_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 (full) 4.0 (partial) | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | — | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 4.0 | 4.1 |
Other Features
Mobile graphics
| Release date | — | Aug 28th, 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | M9x (Mobility HD 4800) |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Reviews | — | 2 in our database |
| Predecessor | — | M8x |
| Successor | — | Manhattan |
