ATI Radeon X1550 AGP vs NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT Mac Edition
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | RV505 | G73 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | R500 | Curie |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 90 nm | 90 nm |
| Number of transistors | 107 million | 177 million |
| Die size | 100 mm² | 125 mm² |
| GPU variant | — | G73-GT-N-A2 |
Graphics Card
| Release date | 2007 | Aug 26th, 2006 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Radeon R500 AGP | GeForce 7 PCIe |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | AGP 8x | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 7 in our database | 42 in our database |
| Predecessor | Radeon R400 AGP | GeForce 6 PCIe |
| Successor | Radeon R600 | GeForce 8 |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 600 MHz | 350 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 330 MHz 660 Mbps effective | 500 MHz 1000 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 256 MB | 128 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR2 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 5.280 GB/s | 16.00 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 4 | 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 2 | 4 |
| TMUs | 4 | 8 |
| ROPs | 4 | 8 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 2.400 GPixel/s | 2.800 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 300.0 MVertices/s | 350.0 MVertices/s |
| Texture rate | 2.400 GTexel/s | 2.800 GTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 27 W | 24 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video | 2x DVI |
| Power connectors | None | 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 |
