ATI Radeon X1600 XT vs ATI X1700 SE

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Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot rated1328
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data0.49
ArchitectureR500 (2005−2007)R500 (2005−2007)
GPU code nameRV560RV530
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date30 November 2007 (17 years ago)1 October 2007 (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 speed500 MHz590 MHz
Number of transistors330 million157 million
Manufacturing process technology80 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt42 Watt
Texture fill rate4.0002.360
ROPs84
TMUs84

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 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 MB256 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed500 MHz690 MHz
Memory bandwidth16 GB/s22.08 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-Video1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model3.03.0
OpenGL2.02.0
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 30 November 2007 1 October 2007
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 256 MB
Chip lithography 80 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 42 Watt

ATI X1700 SE has an age advantage of 1 month, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 12.5% more advanced lithography process.

ATI X1600 XT, on the other hand, has 19% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Radeon X1700 SE and Radeon X1600 XT. We've got no test results to judge.


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