ATI Radeon X1600 vs 530

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon 530 with Radeon X1600, including specs and performance data.

Radeon 530
2017
4 GB DDR3/GDDR5, 50 Watt
2.65
+1938%

530 outperforms ATI X1600 by a whopping 1938% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking8121435
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency3.690.34
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)Ultra-Threaded SE (2005−2007)
GPU code nameWestonRV516
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date18 April 2017 (7 years ago)2007 (17 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 cores384no data
Core clock speed730 MHz635 MHz
Boost clock speed1024 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,550 million105 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt27 Watt
Texture fill rate24.582.540
Floating-point processing power0.7864 TFLOPSno data
ROPs84
TMUs244

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 1.0 x16
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeDDR3/GDDR5DDR2
Maximum RAM amount4 GB512 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz800 MBps
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s12.8 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 outputs2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model6.33.0
OpenGL4.62.1
OpenCL2.0N/A
Vulkan1.2.131N/A

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Radeon 530 2.65
+1938%
ATI X1600 0.13

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Radeon 530 1022
+1986%
ATI X1600 49

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 HD150−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 5−6 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Battlefield 5 4−5 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6 0−1
Far Cry 5 10 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 12 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 35
+3400%
1−2
−3400%
Hitman 3 7−8 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+2000%
1−2
−2000%
Metro Exodus 13 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 13 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+3700%
1−2
−3700%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Battlefield 5 4−5 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 32
+3100%
1−2
−3100%
Hitman 3 7−8 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+2000%
1−2
−2000%
Metro Exodus 5 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 9 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+3700%
1−2
−3700%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 12−14 0−1
Hitman 3 7−8 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+2000%
1−2
−2000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+3700%
1−2
−3700%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4 0−1
Hitman 3 8−9 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7 0−1

4K
High Preset

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

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5 0−1

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.65 0.13
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 27 Watt

Radeon 530 has a 1938.5% higher aggregate performance score, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

ATI X1600, on the other hand, has 85.2% lower power consumption.

The Radeon 530 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon X1600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon 530 is a notebook card while Radeon X1600 is a desktop one.


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