ATI Mobility Radeon 9550 vs GeForce 6800 XT
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1401 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | Rage 9 (2003−2006) |
| GPU code name | NV42 | M12 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 30 September 2005 (20 years ago) | 1 June 2004 (21 years ago) |
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 | 6 |
| Core clock speed | 450 MHz | 250 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 210 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 202 million | 76 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 110 nm | 130 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 5.400 | 1.000 |
| ROPs | 8 | 4 |
| TMUs | 12 | 4 |
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 | medium sized |
| Interface | AGP 8x | AGP 4x |
| 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 | GDDR3 | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 64 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 600 MHz | 243 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 38.4 GB/s | 3.888 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 | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 9.0 |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | no data |
| OpenGL | 2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial) | 2.0 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 30 September 2005 | 1 June 2004 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 64 MB |
| Chip lithography | 110 nm | 130 nm |
6800 XT has an age advantage of 1 year, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 18% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 6800 XT and Mobility Radeon 9550. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 6800 XT is a desktop graphics card while Mobility Radeon 9550 is a notebook one.
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