ATI FireGL V7300 vs ATI Radeon X800 XL

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1402not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.25no data
ArchitectureR400 (2004−2008)R500 (2005−2007)
GPU code nameR430R520
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date1 December 2004 (20 years ago)1 October 2005 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,599

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 speed400 MHz594 MHz
Number of transistors160 million321 million
Manufacturing process technology110 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)49 Watt97 Watt
Texture fill rate6.4009.504
ROPs1616
TMUs1616

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
Lengthno data229 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 6-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 typeGDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount256 MB512 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed490 MHz648 MHz
Memory bandwidth31.36 GB/s41.47 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-Video2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0b (9_2)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Modelno data3.0
OpenGL2.02.0
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 December 2004 1 October 2005
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 512 MB
Chip lithography 110 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 49 Watt 97 Watt

ATI X800 XL has 98% lower power consumption.

ATI FireGL V7300, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 months, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 22.2% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Radeon X800 XL and FireGL V7300. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Radeon X800 XL is a desktop card while FireGL V7300 is a workstation one.


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