ATI HD 2900 XT vs ATI HD 4810

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Combined performance score

ATI HD 4810
1.98
+16.5%

HD 4810 outperforms HD 2900 XT by 16% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking845888
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameRV770R600
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date28 May 2009 (14 years old)14 May 2007 (16 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$399

Technical specs

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 cores640320
Core clock speed625 MHz743 MHz
Number of transistors956 million720 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt215 Watt
Texture fill rate20.0011.89
Floating-point performance800.0 gflops475.5 gflops

Size and 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 2.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Length246 mm241 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

Memory

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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount512 MB512 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit512 Bit
Memory clock speed3600 MHz1656 MHz
Memory bandwidth57.6 GB/s106.0 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-Video2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API support

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)10.0 (10_0)
Shader Model4.14.0
OpenGL3.33.3
OpenCL1.1N/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

ATI HD 4810 1.98
+16.5%
ATI HD 2900 XT 1.70

HD 4810 outperforms HD 2900 XT by 16% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

ATI HD 4810 769
+16.7%
ATI HD 2900 XT 659

HD 4810 outperforms HD 2900 XT by 17% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.98 1.70
Recency 28 May 2009 14 May 2007
Chip lithography 55 nm 80 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 215 Watt

The Radeon HD 4810 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 2900 XT in performance tests.


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