ATI Radeon X1900 CrossFire Edition vs NVIDIA GeForce Go 6800 Ultra
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | R580 | NV41 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | R580 CF | GO6800 U |
| Architecture | R500 | Curie |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 90 nm | 130 nm |
| Number of transistors | 384 million | 222 million |
| Die size | 352 mm² | 225 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Jan 24th, 2006 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Radeon R500 PCIe | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | — |
| Reviews | 115 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | Radeon R400 PCIe | — |
| Successor | Radeon R600 | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 625 MHz | 450 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 725 MHz 1450 Mbps effective | 600 MHz 1200 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 512 MB | 256 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 46.40 GB/s | 38.40 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 48 | 12 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 8 | 5 |
| TMUs | 16 | 12 |
| ROPs | 16 | 12 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 10.00 GPixel/s | 5.400 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 1.250 GVertices/s | 562.5 MVertices/s |
| Texture rate | 10.00 GTexel/s | 5.400 GTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | — |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 100 W | 89 W |
| Suggested PSU | 300 W | — |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video | No outputs |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin | None |
| Board number | A721 | P314 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 9.0c (9_3) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.1 (full) 3.0 (partial) | 2.1 (full) 3.0 (partial) |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 3.0 | 3.0 |
Other Features
Mobile graphics
| Release date | — | Feb 24th, 2005 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce Go 6 (Go 6000) |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce FX Go 5 |
| Successor | — | GeForce Go 7 |
