Radeon HD 8650G + HD 8570M Dual Graphics vs ATI X1950 XTX

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	not rated	960
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	R500 (2005−2007)	no data
GPU code name	R580+	no data
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	17 October 2006 (19 years ago)	1 August 2013 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$449	no data

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	768
Core clock speed	650 MHz	720 / 650 MHz
Number of transistors	384 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	10.40	no data
ROPs	16	no data
TMUs	16	no data

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	no data	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	no data
Length	230 mm	no data
Width	2-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	GDDR4	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	1800 - 2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	64 GB/s	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, 1x S-Video

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API and SDK support

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

DirectX	9.0c (9_3)	11
Shader Model	3.0	no data
OpenGL	2.0	no data
OpenCL	N/A	no data
Vulkan	N/A	-

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	17 October 2006	1 August 2013
Chip lithography	90 nm	28 nm

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