Radeon RX 6850M XT vs ATI FireGL V7600
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 107 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 18.91 |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | R600 | Navi 22 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 6 November 2007 (17 years ago) | 4 January 2022 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | no data |
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 | 240 | 2560 |
| Core clock speed | 600 MHz | 2321 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2581 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 720 million | 17,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 80 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 127 Watt | 165 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 7.200 | 413.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.288 TFLOPS | 13.21 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 12 | 64 |
| TMUs | 12 | 160 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 40 |
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 | no data | large |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 254 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | 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 | GDDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | 384.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| 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 | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.0 (10_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 6 November 2007 | 4 January 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 12 GB |
| Chip lithography | 80 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 127 Watt | 165 Watt |
ATI FireGL V7600 has 29.9% lower power consumption.
RX 6850M XT, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 14 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1042.9% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between FireGL V7600 and Radeon RX 6850M XT. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FireGL V7600 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 6850M XT is a notebook one.
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