ATI FireGL 9700 X1-256p vs HD Graphics 4600
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 999 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 51 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 6.58 | no data |
| Architecture | Generation 7.5 (2013) | Rage 8 (2002−2007) |
| GPU code name | Haswell GT2 | R300 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 27 May 2013 (13 years ago) | 1 July 2002 (24 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 160 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 400 MHz | 324 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1100 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 392 million | 110 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm | 150 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 37 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 22.00 | 2.592 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.352 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 2 | 8 |
| TMUs | 20 | 8 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | Ring Bus | AGP Pro 8x |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | System Shared | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 276 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 17.66 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | no data |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | Portable Device Dependent | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Quick Sync | + | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 9.0 (9_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.3 | 2.0 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | N/A |
| Vulkan | + | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 27 May 2013 | 1 July 2002 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 150 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 37 Watt |
HD Graphics 4600 has an age advantage of 10 years, and a 582% more advanced lithography process.
ATI FireGL 9700 X1-256p, on the other hand, has 22% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between HD Graphics 4600 and FireGL 9700 X1-256p. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that HD Graphics 4600 is a notebook graphics card while FireGL 9700 X1-256p is a workstation one.
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