Xbox 360 GPU vs Radeon HD 2900 GT

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	1113	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	TeraScale (2005−2013)	TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code name	R600	Xenos
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	6 November 2007 (16 years ago)	22 November 2005 (18 years ago)
Current price	no data	$18.41

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	240	240
Core clock speed	601 MHz	500 MHz
Number of transistors	720 million	232 million
Manufacturing process technology	80 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	7.212	8.000
Floating-point performance	288.48 gflops	240 gflops

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	PCIe 1.0 x16	IGP
Width	2-slot	IGP
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	no data

Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	512 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz	1400 MHz
Memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	22.4 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

2x DVI, 1x S-Video

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	10.0 (10_0)	9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model	4.0	no data
OpenGL	3.3	N/A
OpenCL	N/A	no data
Vulkan	N/A	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	6 November 2007	22 November 2005
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	512 MB
Chip lithography	80 nm	90 nm

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