ATI Radeon X740 XL vs ATI Mobility X800
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 | R400 (2004−2008) | R400 (2004−2008) |
| GPU code name | M28 | RV410 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 November 2004 (21 years ago) | 7 March 2005 (20 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 | 18 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 400 MHz | 425 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 400 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 160 million | 120 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 130 nm | 110 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 4.800 | 3.400 |
| ROPs | 12 | 8 |
| TMUs | 12 | 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 | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| 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 | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 128 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 400 MHz | 450 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 14.4 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 | No outputs | 1x DVI, 1x VGA |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0b (9_2) | 9.0b (9_2) |
| OpenGL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 November 2004 | 7 March 2005 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 128 MB |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 110 nm |
ATI Mobility X800 has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
ATI X740 XL, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 months, and a 18.2% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Mobility Radeon X800 and Radeon X740 XL. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Mobility Radeon X800 is a notebook graphics card while Radeon X740 XL is a desktop one.
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