Radeon X1800 XL vs E9550 MXM

Primary Details

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

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	R500 (2005−2007)
GPU code name	Ellesmere	R520
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	27 September 2016 (7 years ago)	1 October 2005 (18 years ago)
Current price	no data	$192

Detailed Specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	2304	no data
Core clock speed	1120 MHz	500 MHz
Boost clock speed	1266 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	5,700 million	321 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	70 Watt
Texture fill rate	182.3	8.000
Floating-point performance	5,834 gflops	no data

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).

Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 1.0 x16
Length	no data	241 mm
Width	MXM Module	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	256 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160.0 GB/s	32 GB/s

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 Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
HDMI	+	no data

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model	6.4	3.0
OpenGL	4.6	2.0
OpenCL	2.0	N/A
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A

Pros & Cons Summary

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Recency	27 September 2016	1 October 2005
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	256 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	70 Watt

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