M6 vs FireGL X2-256

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Rage 9 (2003−2008)	Rage 6 (2000−2007)
GPU code name	R360	M6
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	1 March 2003 (21 year ago)	no data
Current price	no data	$70

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Core clock speed	380 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	117 million	30 million
Manufacturing process technology	150 nm	180 nm
Texture fill rate	3.040	no data

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 8x	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x Molex	no data

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	DDR2	no data
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	700 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	22.4 GB/s	no data

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

2x DVI, 1x S-Video

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API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	9.0	7.0
OpenGL	2.0	1.3
OpenCL	N/A	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/A

Pros & cons summary

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Chip lithography

150 nm

180 nm

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