ATI FireGL X3-256: GPU Specs & Benchmarks

The FireGL X3-256 is a graphics card by ATI, built on the 130 nm process and based on the R420 graphics processor (GPU). The video card specifications and performance tests (benchmarks) are listed below.

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Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU Name

R420

Model number

R420 GL

Architecture

R400

Foundry

TSMC

Process Size

130 nm

Transistors

160 million

Die Size

281 mm²

Graphics Card

Release Date

Aug 3rd, 2004

Family

FireGL
(9000)

Production

End-of-life

Launch Price

1,099 USD

Bus Interface

AGP 8x

Memory

Memory Size

256 MB

Memory Type

GDDR3

Memory Bus

256 bit

Bandwidth

29.06 GB/s

Performance

Pixel fillrate

5.892 GPixel/s

Vertex fillrate

736.5 MVertices/s

Texture fillrate

5.892 GTexel/s

Clock Speeds

Memory Clock

454 MHz
908 Mbps effective

GPU Clock

491 MHz

Render Config

TMUs

12

ROPs

12

Pixel Shaders

12

Vertex Shaders

6

Board Design

Slot Width

Single-slot

Thermal design power (TDP)

57 W

Suggested PSU

250 W

Display Connectors

2x DVI
1x S-Video

Power Connectors

1x Molex

Board Number

A301-01

API support

DirectX

9.0b (9_2)

OpenGL

2.1

OpenCL

N/A

Vulkan

N/A

Pixel Shader

2.0b

Vertex Shader

2.0b