ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 Mac Edition vs NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT Mac Edition
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | M56 | G73 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | R500 | Curie |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 90 nm | 90 nm |
| Number of transistors | 157 million | 177 million |
| Die size | 150 mm² | 125 mm² |
| GPU variant | — | G73-GT-N-A2 |
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 | 350 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 396 MHz 792 Mbps effective | 500 MHz 1000 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 128 MB | 128 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 12.67 GB/s | 16.00 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 12 | 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 5 | 4 |
| TMUs | 4 | 8 |
| ROPs | 4 | 8 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 1.592 GPixel/s | 2.800 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 497.5 MVertices/s | 350.0 MVertices/s |
| Texture rate | 1.592 GTexel/s | 2.800 GTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| TDP | unknown | 24 W |
|---|---|---|
| Outputs | No outputs | 2x DVI |
| Slot width | — | Single-slot |
| Suggested PSU | — | 200 W |
| Power connectors | — | None |
| Board number | — | P345 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 9.0c (9_3) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 3.0 | 3.0 |
Other Features
Graphics Card
| Release date | — | Aug 26th, 2006 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 7 PCIe |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Reviews | — | 42 in our database |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 6 PCIe |
| Successor | — | GeForce 8 |
