ATI Radeon X1900 XT vs HD 6320
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1266 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.45 | no data |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | R500 (2005−2007) |
| GPU code name | Loveland | R580 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 15 August 2011 (13 years ago) | 24 January 2006 (18 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $554.99 | $299 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 80 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 508 MHz | 625 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 600 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 450 million | 384 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 100 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 4.064 | 10.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.08128 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 4 | 16 |
| TMUs | 8 | 16 |
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 | IGP | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 242 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-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 | System Shared | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 725 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 46.4 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | - |
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 | No outputs | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 2.1 (full) 3.0 (partial) |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 15 August 2011 | 24 January 2006 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 100 Watt |
HD 6320 has an age advantage of 5 years, a 125% more advanced lithography process, and 455.6% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 6320 and Radeon X1900 XT. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 6320 is a notebook card while Radeon X1900 XT is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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