NVIDIA GeForce 6700 XL vs ATI Radeon X1650 XT

What is the difference between NVIDIA GeForce 6700 XL and ATI Radeon X1650 XT. Find out which graphics card has better performance.

Graphics Processor (GPU)

NV43GPU NameRV560
CurieArchitectureR500
TSMCFoundryTSMC
110 nmProcess Size80 nm
146 millionTransistors330 million
154 mm²Die Size230 mm²

Graphics Card

Nov 14th, 2004Release DateOct 30th, 2006
GeForce 6 PCIe
(6700)
FamilyRadeon R500 PCIe
(X1650)
End-of-lifeProductionEnd-of-life
GeForce PCXPredecessorRadeon R400 PCIe
PCIe 1.0 x16Bus InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16

Memory

128 MBMemory Size256 MB
GDDR3Memory TypeGDDR3
128 bitMemory Bus128 bit
17.60 GB/sBandwidth22.40 GB/s

Performance

2.100 GPixel/sPixel fillrate4.200 GPixel/s
393.8 MVertices/sVertex fillrate1.050 GVertices/s
4.200 GTexel/sTexture fillrate4.200 GTexel/s

Clock Speeds

550 MHz
1100 Mbps effective
Memory Clock700 MHz
1400 Mbps effective
525 MHzGPU Clock525 MHz

Render Config

8TMUs8
4ROPs8
8Pixel Shaders24
3Vertex Shaders8

Board Design

Single-slotSlot WidthSingle-slot
unknownThermal design power (TDP)55 W
200 WSuggested PSU250 W
1x DVI
1x VGA
Display Connectors2x DVI
1x S-Video
1x 6-pinPower ConnectorsNone
P216Board NumberA880

API support

9.0c (9_3)DirectX9.0c (9_3)
2.0 (full)
2.1 (partial)
OpenGL2.1
N/AOpenCLN/A
N/AVulkanN/A
3.0Shader Model3.0