ATI Radeon X1950 PRO DUAL vs NVIDIA GeForce2 GTS PRO
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | RV570 | NV15 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | RV570 XT (215PADAKA12FG) | GeForce2 GTS PRO |
| Architecture | R500 | Celsius |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 80 nm | 150 nm |
| Number of transistors | 330 million | 25 million |
| Die size | 230 mm² | 88 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Jan 10th, 2007 | Apr 26th, 2000 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Radeon R500 PCIe | GeForce 2 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 349 USD | — |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | AGP 4x |
| Reviews | 144 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | Radeon R400 PCIe | GeForce 2 MX |
| Successor | Radeon R600 | GeForce 3 |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 575 MHz | 200 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 690 MHz 1380 Mbps effective | 200 MHz 400 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 512 MB | 32 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | DDR |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 44.16 GB/s | 6.400 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 36 | 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 8 | 0 |
| TMUs | 12 | 8 |
| ROPs | 12 | 4 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 6.900 GPixel/s | 800.0 MPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 1.150 GVertices/s | — |
| Texture rate | 6.900 GTexel/s | 1.600 GTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 300 mm 11.8 inches | — |
| TDP | 130 W | unknown |
| Suggested PSU | 300 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video | 1x VGA2x S-Video |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin | None |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 7.0 |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.1 (full) 3.0 (partial) | 1.5 |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 3.0 | — |
| Pixel shader | — | 0.5 |
| Vertex shader | — | — |
