ATI Radeon X1900 G5 Mac Edition vs NVIDIA GeForce2 MX 400
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | R580 | NV11B |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | R580 XL (215BAEBKA31FG) | MX400 |
| Architecture | R500 | Celsius |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 90 nm | 180 nm |
| Number of transistors | 384 million | 20 million |
| Die size | 352 mm² | 64 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Nov 6th, 2006 | Mar 3rd, 2001 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Radeon R500 PCIe | GeForce 2 MX |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 349 USD | — |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | AGP 4x |
| Reviews | 115 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | Radeon R400 PCIe | GeForce 256 |
| Successor | Radeon R600 | GeForce 3 |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 575 MHz | 200 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 600 MHz 1200 Mbps effective | 166 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 256 MB | 32 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | SDR |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 38.40 GB/s | 2.656 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 36 | 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 8 | 0 |
| TMUs | 12 | 4 |
| ROPs | 12 | 2 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 6.900 GPixel/s | 400.0 MPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 1.150 GVertices/s | — |
| Texture rate | 6.900 GTexel/s | 800.0 MTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 75 W | unknown |
| Suggested PSU | 250 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video | 1x DVI1x VGA |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin | None |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 7.0 |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.1 (full) 3.0 (partial) | 1.2 |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 3.0 | — |
| Pixel shader | — | — |
| Vertex shader | — | — |
