Radeon RX 580 XTR vs Extreme Graphics 2
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 | Generation 2.0 (2002−2003) | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | Montara | Polaris 20 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 3 December 2003 (21 years ago) | 18 April 2017 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $229 |
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 | 2304 |
| Core clock speed | 200 MHz | 1257 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 266 MHz | 1340 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 5,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 130 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 185 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 0.27 | 193.0 |
| ROPs | 1 | 32 |
| TMUs | 1 | 144 |
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 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 241 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | System Shared | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 8000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 256.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | - |
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 | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 7.0 | 12.0 (12_0) |
| OpenGL | 1.3 | 4.5 |
| OpenCL | N/A | no data |
| Vulkan | N/A | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 3 December 2003 | 18 April 2017 |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 14 nm |
RX 580 XTR has an age advantage of 13 years, and a 828.6% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Extreme Graphics 2 and Radeon RX 580 XTR. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Extreme Graphics 2 is a notebook graphics card while Radeon RX 580 XTR is a desktop one.
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