ATI FireGL T2-128 vs ATI FireGL X3-256

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Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureR400 (2004−2008)Rage 8 (2002−2007)
GPU code nameR420RV350
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date3 August 2004 (20 years ago)1 October 2003 (21 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,099 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.

Core clock speed491 MHz398 MHz
Number of transistors160 million60 million
Manufacturing process technology130 nm130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)57 Wattno data
Texture fill rate5.8921.592
ROPs124
TMUs124

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).

InterfaceAGP 8xAGP 8x
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x MolexNone

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 typeGDDR3DDR
Maximum RAM amount256 MB128 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed454 MHz297 MHz
Memory bandwidth29.06 GB/s9.504 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-Video1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX9.0b (9_2)9.0 (9_0)
OpenGL2.02.0
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 3 August 2004 1 October 2003
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 128 MB

ATI FireGL X3-256 has an age advantage of 10 months, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

We couldn't decide between FireGL X3-256 and FireGL T2-128. We've got no test results to judge.


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