ATI Mobility Radeon X2300 HD vs GeForce FX 5800 Ultra
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 | Rankine (2003−2005) | R500 (2005−2007) |
| GPU code name | NV30 | M71 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 6 March 2003 (22 years ago) | 1 March 2007 (18 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $399 | 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 speed | 500 MHz | 479 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 125 million | 107 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 130 nm | 80 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 4.000 | 1.916 |
| ROPs | 4 | 4 |
| TMUs | 8 | 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).
| Interface | AGP 8x | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Length | 213 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-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 | GDDR2 | DDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 32 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 500 MHz | 378 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 16 GB/s | 3.024 GB/s |
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 | 9.0a | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | no data | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 1.5 (2.1) | 2.0 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 6 March 2003 | 1 March 2007 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 80 nm |
ATI Mobility X2300 HD has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 62.5% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce FX 5800 Ultra and Mobility Radeon X2300 HD. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce FX 5800 Ultra is a desktop graphics card while Mobility Radeon X2300 HD is a notebook one.
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