ATI Radeon X1900 GT vs HD Graphics (Haswell)

Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics (Haswell) with Radeon X1900 GT, including specs and performance data.

HD Graphics (Haswell)
2012
0.84
+121%

HD Graphics (Haswell) outperforms ATI X1900 GT by a whopping 121% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking11381268
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data0.35
ArchitectureGen. 7.5 Haswell (2012)R500 (2005−2007)
GPU code nameHaswell GT1R580
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 October 2012 (12 years ago)1 May 2006 (18 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 cores10no data
Core clock speed200 MHz575 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data384 million
Manufacturing process technology22 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data75 Watt
Texture fill rateno data6.900
ROPsno data12
TMUsno data12

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 1.0 x16
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin

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 typeno dataGDDR3
Maximum RAM amountno data256 MB
Memory bus width64/128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data600 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data38.4 GB/s
Shared memory+-

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 Connectorsno data2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.19.0c (9_3)
Shader Modelno data3.0
OpenGLno data2.0
OpenCLno dataN/A
Vulkan-N/A

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD4
+300%
1−2
−300%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3 0−1
Hitman 3 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+121%
14−16
−121%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3 0−1
Hitman 3 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+121%
14−16
−121%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Hitman 3 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+121%
14−16
−121%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Hitman 3 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3 0−1

This is how HD Graphics (Haswell) and ATI X1900 GT compete in popular games:

  • HD Graphics (Haswell) is 300% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.84 0.38
Recency 1 October 2012 1 May 2006
Chip lithography 22 nm 90 nm

HD Graphics (Haswell) has a 121.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 309.1% more advanced lithography process.

The HD Graphics (Haswell) is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon X1900 GT in performance tests.

Be aware that HD Graphics (Haswell) is a notebook card while Radeon X1900 GT is a desktop one.


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