ATI FireGL 9700 X1-256p vs GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 282 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 46 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 28.26 | no data |
| Architecture | Ampere (2020−2025) | Rage 8 (2002−2007) |
| GPU code name | GN20-P0 | R300 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 11 May 2021 (4 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 | 2048 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 1238 MHz | 324 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1500 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 110 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 8 nm | 150 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP) | 37 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 2.592 |
| ROPs | no data | 8 |
| TMUs | no data | 8 |
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 | large | no data |
| Interface | no data | AGP Pro 8x |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | GDDR6 | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 12000 MHz | 276 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 17.66 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
| Resizable BAR | + | - |
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 | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12_2 | 9.0 (9_0) |
| OpenGL | no data | 2.0 |
| OpenCL | no data | N/A |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 11 May 2021 | 1 July 2002 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 8 nm | 150 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt | 37 Watt |
RTX 3050 4GB Mobile has an age advantage of 18 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1775% more advanced lithography process.
ATI FireGL 9700 X1-256p, on the other hand, has 62.2% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile and FireGL 9700 X1-256p. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is a notebook graphics card while FireGL 9700 X1-256p is a workstation one.
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