ATI Radeon X1900 G5 Mac Edition vs NVIDIA GeForce 9200M
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | R580 | C79 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | R580 XL (215BAEBKA31FG) | C79MX |
| Architecture | R500 | Tesla |
| Foundry | TSMC | — |
| Manufacturing process | 90 nm | 65 nm |
| Number of transistors | 384 million | 314 million |
| Die size | 352 mm² | 144 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Nov 6th, 2006 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Radeon R500 PCIe | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Launch price | 349 USD | — |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | — |
| Reviews | 115 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | Radeon R400 PCIe | — |
| Successor | Radeon R600 | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 575 MHz | 450 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 600 MHz 1200 Mbps effective | System Shared |
| Shader clock | — | 1200 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 256 MB | System Shared |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | System Shared |
| Bandwidth | 38.40 GB/s | System Dependent |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 36 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 8 | — |
| TMUs | 12 | 8 |
| ROPs | 12 | 4 |
| Shading units | — | 16 |
| SM count | — | 2 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 6.900 GPixel/s | 1.800 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 1.150 GVertices/s | — |
| Texture rate | 6.900 GTexel/s | 3.600 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | — | 38.40 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | IGP |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 75 W | 12 W |
| Suggested PSU | 250 W | — |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video | No outputs |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 11.1 (10_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.1 (full) 3.0 (partial) | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 3.0 | 4.0 |
Other Features
Integrated Graphics
| Release date | — | Oct 15th, 2008 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 9M IGP (9000M) |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 8M IGP |
