Radeon PRO V710 vs ATI X1950 CrossFire Edition
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon X1950 CrossFire Edition with Radeon PRO V710, including specs and performance data.
PRO V710 outperforms ATI X1950 CrossFire Edition by a whopping 8555% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1299 | 179 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 14.72 |
| Architecture | R500 (2005−2007) | RDNA 3.0 (2022−2025) |
| GPU code name | R580+ | Navi 32 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 10 September 2006 (18 years ago) | 3 October 2024 (less than a year 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 | no data | 3456 |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 1900 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2000 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 384 million | 28,100 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 158 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 10.40 | 432.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 27.65 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 96 |
| TMUs | 16 | 216 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 54 |
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 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x 8-pin |
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 | GDDR4 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 28 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 224 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 64 GB/s | 504.0 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x VHDCI | No outputs |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 2.0 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.38 | 32.89 |
| Recency | 10 September 2006 | 3 October 2024 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 28 GB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 5 nm |
PRO V710 has a 8555.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 18 years, a 5500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1700% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon PRO V710 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon X1950 CrossFire Edition in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon X1950 CrossFire Edition is a desktop card while Radeon PRO V710 is a workstation one.
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