ATI FireGL V3600 vs Radeon Pro 555X
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 571 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 7.95 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | TeraScale (2005−2013) |
| GPU code name | Polaris 21 | RV630 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 16 July 2018 (7 years ago) | 28 June 2007 (18 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $299 |
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 | 768 | 120 |
| Core clock speed | 907 MHz | 600 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,000 million | 390 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 73 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 43.54 | 4.800 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.393 TFLOPS | 0.144 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 4 |
| TMUs | 48 | 8 |
| L1 Cache | 192 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB | 64 KB |
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 | large | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | GDDR5 | DDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1275 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 81.6 GB/s | 16 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 | No outputs |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| FreeSync | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 10.0 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | N/A |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 16 July 2018 | 28 June 2007 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 73 Watt |
Pro 555X has an age advantage of 11 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 364% more advanced lithography process.
ATI FireGL V3600, on the other hand, has 3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon Pro 555X and FireGL V3600. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon Pro 555X is a mobile workstation graphics card while FireGL V3600 is a workstation one.
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