ATI FireGL V8600 vs ATI All-In-Wonder X600 PRO
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 | Rage 9 (2003−2006) | TeraScale (2005−2013) |
| GPU code name | RV370 | R600 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 1 July 2005 (19 years ago) | 14 May 2007 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $1,899 |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | no data | 320 |
| Core clock speed | 400 MHz | 688 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 107 million | 720 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 110 nm | 80 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 159 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 1.600 | 11.01 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.4403 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 4 | 16 |
| TMUs | 4 | 16 |
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 | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 254 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
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 | GDDR4 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 512 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 300 MHz | 868 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 9.6 GB/s | 111.1 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x VGA | 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0 | 10.0 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 2.0 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 July 2005 | 14 May 2007 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 110 nm | 80 nm |
ATI FireGL V8600 has an age advantage of 1 year, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 37.5% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between All-In-Wonder X600 PRO and FireGL V8600. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that All-In-Wonder X600 PRO is a desktop card while FireGL V8600 is a workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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