ATI Radeon X1900 GT vs Tesla M6
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Tesla M6 with Radeon X1900 GT, including specs and performance data.
M6 outperforms X1900 by a whopping 4214% 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 | 395 | 1360 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 11.46 | 0.36 |
| Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019) | R500 (2005−2007) |
| GPU code name | GM204 | R580 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 30 August 2015 (10 years ago) | 1 May 2006 (20 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 | 1536 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 930 MHz | 575 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1180 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 5,200 million | 384 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 113.3 | 6.900 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.625 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 64 | 12 |
| TMUs | 96 | 12 |
| L1 Cache | 576 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Width | MXM Module | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1253 MHz | 600 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 160.4 GB/s | 38.4 GB/s |
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 | No outputs | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 2.0 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | N/A |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | N/A |
| CUDA | 5.2 | - |
Synthetic benchmarks
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 | 15.10 | 0.35 |
| Recency | 30 August 2015 | 1 May 2006 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 75 Watt |
Tesla M6 has a 4214% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 221% more advanced lithography process.
ATI X1900 GT, on the other hand, has 33% lower power consumption.
The Tesla M6 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon X1900 GT in performance tests.
Be aware that Tesla M6 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon X1900 GT is a desktop one.
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