ATI Radeon X1550 PCI vs HD 6730M
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1063 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 2.72 | no data |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | Ultra-Threaded SE (2005−2007) |
| GPU code name | Whistler | RV516 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 4 January 2011 (14 years ago) | 2007 (18 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 480 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 725 MHz | 452 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 716 million | 105 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 27 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 17.40 | 1.808 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.696 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 8 | 4 |
| TMUs | 24 | 4 |
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).
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | MXM-A (3.0) | PCI |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | GDDR3 | DDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 532 MBps |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 4.256 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
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 outputs | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK 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 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 27 Watt |
HD 6730M has a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 125% more advanced lithography process.
ATI X1550 PCI, on the other hand, has 29.6% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 6730M and Radeon X1550 PCI. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 6730M is a notebook graphics card while Radeon X1550 PCI is a desktop one.
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