ATI Radeon X300 SE HyperMemory vs NVIDIA GeForce 6800 XE
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | RV370 | NV40 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Rage 9 | Curie |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 110 nm | 130 nm |
| Number of transistors | 107 million | 222 million |
| Die size | 74 mm² | 287 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Oct 25th, 2006 | Sep 30th, 2005 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Radeon R300 | GeForce 6 AGP |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | AGP 8x |
| Reviews | 11 in our database | 115 in our database |
| Predecessor | Radeon R200 | GeForce FX |
| Successor | Radeon R400 AGP | GeForce 7 AGP |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 325 MHz | 275 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 300 MHz 600 Mbps effective | 266 MHz 532 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 128 MB | 256 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR | DDR2 |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 4.800 GB/s | 8.512 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 4 | 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 2 | 3 |
| TMUs | 4 | 8 |
| ROPs | 4 | 8 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 1.300 GPixel/s | 2.200 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 162.5 MVertices/s | 206.3 MVertices/s |
| Texture rate | 1.300 GTexel/s | 2.200 GTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 30 W | unknown |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | — | None |
| Board number | — | P212 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0 | 9.0c (9_3) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Pixel shader | 2.0 | — |
| Vertex shader | 2.0 | — |
| Shader model | — | 3.0 |
