ATI FireGL X1-256 vs Radeon HD 8650G
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1087 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 2.85 | no data |
| Architecture | TeraScale 3 (2010−2013) | Rage 8 (2002−2007) |
| GPU code name | Devastator | R300 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 23 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 | 384 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 533 MHz | 325 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 720 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,303 million | 110 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 150 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 37 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 17.28 | 2.600 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.553 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 8 | 8 |
| TMUs | 24 | 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).
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | IGP | AGP 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 | 310 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 19.84 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 | No outputs | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 9.0 (9_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 2.0 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 23 May 2013 | 1 July 2002 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 150 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 37 Watt |
HD 8650G has an age advantage of 10 years, a 369% more advanced lithography process, and 6% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 8650G and FireGL X1-256. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 8650G is a notebook graphics card while FireGL X1-256 is a workstation one.
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