ATI FireGL X3-256 vs ATI Radeon HD 4730 OEM
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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 | TeraScale (2005−2013) | R400 (2004−2008) |
| GPU code name | RV670 | R420 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 26 December 2008 (16 years ago) | 3 August 2004 (21 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $1,099 |
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 | 320 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 669 MHz | 491 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 666 million | 160 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 110 Watt | 57 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 10.70 | 5.892 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.4282 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 16 | 12 |
| TMUs | 16 | 12 |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | 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 | PCIe 2.0 x16 | AGP 8x |
| Length | 241 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x Molex |
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 | DDR2 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 396 MHz | 454 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.34 GB/s | 29.06 GB/s |
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 | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 9.0b (9_2) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 2.0 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 26 December 2008 | 3 August 2004 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 110 Watt | 57 Watt |
ATI HD 4730 OEM has an age advantage of 4 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 136.4% more advanced lithography process.
ATI FireGL X3-256, on the other hand, has 93% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 4730 OEM and FireGL X3-256. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 4730 OEM is a desktop graphics card while FireGL X3-256 is a workstation one.
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