ATI Radeon 9700 PRO X4 vs GeForce FX Go 5600 / 5650
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 | no data | Rage 8 (2002−2007) |
| GPU code name | NV31M | R300 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 March 2003 (22 years ago) | 1 July 2002 (23 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 | 5 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 1 MHz | 325 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 350 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 110 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 130 nm | 150 nm |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 2.600 ×4 |
| ROPs | no data | 8 ×4 |
| TMUs | no data | 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).
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | no data | PCI |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 2x Molex |
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 | DDR | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 MB | 128 MB ×4 |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit ×4 |
| Memory clock speed | 300 MHz | 310 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 19.84 GB/s ×4 |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
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 | no data | 4x DVI |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DDR | 9.0 (9_0) |
| OpenGL | no data | 2.0 |
| OpenCL | no data | N/A |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 March 2003 | 1 July 2002 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 MB | 128 MB |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 150 nm |
FX Go 5600 / 5650 has an age advantage of 8 months, and a 15.4% more advanced lithography process.
ATI 9700 PRO X4, on the other hand, has a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between GeForce FX Go 5600 / 5650 and Radeon 9700 PRO X4. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce FX Go 5600 / 5650 is a notebook graphics card while Radeon 9700 PRO X4 is a desktop one.
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