ATI Wii GPU vs ATI Radeon X1600

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Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureUltra-Threaded SE (2005−2007)R500 (2005−2007)
GPU code nameRV516Hollywood
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date2007 (17 years ago)19 November 2006 (17 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.

Core clock speed635 MHz243 MHz
Number of transistors105 million107 million
Manufacturing process technology90 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)27 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rate2.5400.97
ROPs44
TMUs44

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).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16IGP
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 typeDDR2GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount512 MB64 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MBps243 MHz
Memory bandwidth12.8 GB/s3.888 GB/s

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-VideoNo outputs

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX9.0c (9_3)N/A
Shader Model3.0no data
OpenGL2.1N/A
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 64 MB
Power consumption (TDP) 27 Watt 45 Watt

ATI X1600 has a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Radeon X1600 and Wii GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Radeon X1600 is a desktop card while Wii GPU is a notebook one.


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