Radeon R7 M265DX vs ATI X1650 XT Dual
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1102 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | R500 (2005−2007) | GCN 3.0 (2014−2019) |
| GPU code name | RV560 | Topaz |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 30 October 2006 (19 years ago) | 12 October 2014 (11 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. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | no data | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 525 MHz | 925 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 940 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 330 million | 1,550 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 80 nm | 28 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 4.200 ×2 | 22.56 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.7219 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 ×2 | 8 |
| TMUs | 8 ×2 | 24 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 96 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 256 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).
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | IGP |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | no 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 type | GDDR3 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB ×2 | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit ×2 | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 700 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 22.4 GB/s ×2 | no data |
| Shared memory | - | + |
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 | 2x DVI | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 6.3 |
| OpenGL | 2.0 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 30 October 2006 | 12 October 2014 |
| Chip lithography | 80 nm | 28 nm |
R7 M265DX has an age advantage of 7 years, and a 186% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon X1650 XT Dual and Radeon R7 M265DX. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon X1650 XT Dual is a desktop graphics card while Radeon R7 M265DX is a notebook one.
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