ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 Mac Edition vs ATI Radeon X550 HyperMemory
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | M56 | RV370 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | R500 | Rage 9 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 90 nm | 110 nm |
| Number of transistors | 157 million | 107 million |
| Die size | 150 mm² | 74 mm² |
| GPU variant | — | RV370 PRO (215S8ZAKA22F) |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | Nov 8th, 2007 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | M5x (Mobility X1) | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | — |
| Reviews | 2 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | M2x | — |
| Successor | M6x | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 398 MHz | 400 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 396 MHz 792 Mbps effective | 250 MHz 500 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 128 MB | 256 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | DDR2 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 12.67 GB/s | 8.000 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 12 | 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 5 | 2 |
| TMUs | 4 | 4 |
| ROPs | 4 | 4 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 1.592 GPixel/s | 1.600 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 497.5 MVertices/s | 200.0 MVertices/s |
| Texture rate | 1.592 GTexel/s | 1.600 GTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| TDP | unknown | unknown |
|---|---|---|
| Outputs | No outputs | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video |
| Slot width | — | Single-slot |
| Suggested PSU | — | 200 W |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 9.0 |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 3.0 | — |
| Pixel shader | — | 2.0 |
| Vertex shader | — | 2.0 |
Other Features
Graphics Card
| Release date | — | Jul 1st, 2005 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | Radeon R300 |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Reviews | — | 6 in our database |
| Predecessor | — | Radeon R200 |
| Successor | — | Radeon R400 AGP |
