Xbox Series X GPU vs Xbox XGPU-S
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Kelvin (2001−2003) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | NV2A | Scarlett |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 15 November 2001 (24 years ago) | 10 November 2020 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $499 |
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 | no data | 3328 |
| Core clock speed | 233 MHz | 1825 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1725 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 57 million | 15,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 150 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 200 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 1.864 | 379.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 12.15 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 64 |
| TMUs | 8 | 208 |
| L2 Cache | no data | 5 MB |
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 | AGP 4x | IGP |
| Length | no data | 301 mm |
| Width | no data | IGP |
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 | DDR | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 64 MB | 10 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 320 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 200 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 6.4 GB/s | 560.0 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 8.1 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 1.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 15 November 2001 | 10 November 2020 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 64 MB | 10 GB |
| Chip lithography | 150 nm | 7 nm |
Xbox Series X GPU has an age advantage of 18 years, a 15900% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 95% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Xbox XGPU-S and Xbox Series X GPU. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xbox XGPU-S is a notebook graphics card while Xbox Series X GPU is a desktop one.
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