ATI Radeon X1950 PRO DUAL vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 720A
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | RV570 | GF117 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | RV570 XT (215PADAKA12FG) | N14M-GE |
| Architecture | R500 | Fermi 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 80 nm | 28 nm |
| Number of transistors | 330 million | 585 million |
| Die size | 230 mm² | 116 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Jan 10th, 2007 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Radeon R500 PCIe | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Launch price | 349 USD | — |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | — |
| Reviews | 144 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | Radeon R400 PCIe | — |
| Successor | Radeon R600 | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 575 MHz | 775 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 690 MHz 1380 Mbps effective | 1001 MHz 2 Gbps effective |
| Shader clock | — | 1550 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 512 MB | 1024 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | DDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 44.16 GB/s | 16.02 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 36 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 8 | — |
| TMUs | 12 | 16 |
| ROPs | 12 | 8 |
| Shading units | — | 96 |
| SM count | — | 2 |
| Cache L1 | — | 64 KB (per SM) |
| Cache L2 | — | 128 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 6.900 GPixel/s | 3.100 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 1.150 GVertices/s | — |
| Texture rate | 6.900 GTexel/s | 12.40 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | — | 297.6 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | — | 24.80 GFLOPS (1:12) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | MXM Module |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 300 mm 11.8 inches | — |
| TDP | 130 W | 33 W |
| Suggested PSU | 300 W | — |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video | No outputs |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 12 (11_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.1 (full) 3.0 (partial) | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | — | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 3.0 | 5.1 |
| CUDA | — | 2.1 |
Other Features
Mobile graphics
| Release date | — | Jul 1st, 2014 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 700A |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 600A |
| Successor | — | GeForce 800A |
