ATI Radeon X1650 XT Dual vs ATI HD 3100
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 | RV6xx (2008−2010) | R500 (2005−2007) |
| GPU code name | RS780MC | RV560 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 August 2008 (17 years ago) | 30 October 2006 (19 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. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 40 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 350 MHz | 525 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 330 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 80 nm |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 4.200 ×2 |
| ROPs | no data | 8 ×2 |
| TMUs | no data | 8 ×2 |
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 | no data | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 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 type | no data | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 256 MB ×2 |
| Memory bus width | no data | 128 Bit ×2 |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 700 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 22.4 GB/s ×2 |
| 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 data | 2x DVI |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10 | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | no data | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | no data | 2.0 |
| OpenCL | no data | N/A |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 August 2008 | 30 October 2006 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 80 nm |
ATI HD 3100 has an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 45% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 3100 and Radeon X1650 XT Dual. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 3100 is a notebook graphics card while Radeon X1650 XT Dual is a desktop one.
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