ATI Radeon X850 XT vs ATI Radeon X850 XT Platinum

What is the difference between ATI Radeon X850 XT and ATI Radeon X850 XT Platinum. Find out which graphics card has better performance.

Radeon X850 XT

Radeon X850 XT Platinum

Radeon X850 XT Platinum

Graphics Processor (GPU)

R480	GPU Name	R480
R480 XT (215RBHAGA11F)	Model number	R480 XT (215RBHAGA11F)
R400	Architecture	R400
TSMC	Foundry	TSMC
130 nm	Process Size	130 nm
160 million	Transistors	160 million
297 mm²	Die Size	297 mm²

Graphics Card

Dec 1st, 2004	Release Date	Dec 21st, 2004
Radeon R400 PCIe (X850)	Family	Radeon R400 PCIe (X850)
End-of-life	Production	End-of-life
Radeon R300	Predecessor	Radeon R300
PCIe 1.0 x16	Bus Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16

Memory

256 MB	Memory Size	256 MB
GDDR3	Memory Type	GDDR3
256 bit	Memory Bus	256 bit
34.56 GB/s	Bandwidth	37.76 GB/s

Performance

8.320 GPixel/s	Pixel fillrate	8.640 GPixel/s
780.0 MVertices/s	Vertex fillrate	810.0 MVertices/s
8.320 GTexel/s	Texture fillrate	8.640 GTexel/s

Clock Speeds

540 MHz 1080 Mbps effective	Memory Clock	590 MHz 1180 Mbps effective
520 MHz	GPU Clock	540 MHz

Render Config

16	TMUs	16
16	ROPs	16
16	Pixel Shaders	16
6	Vertex Shaders	6

Board Design

Dual-slot	Slot Width	Dual-slot
69 W	Thermal design power (TDP)	67 W
250 W	Suggested PSU	250 W
2x DVI 1x S-Video	Display Connectors	1x DVI 1x VGA 1x S-Video
1x 6-pin	Power Connectors	1x 6-pin

API support

9.0b (9_2)	DirectX	9.0b (9_2)
2.1	OpenGL	2.1
N/A	OpenCL	N/A
N/A	Vulkan	N/A
2.0b	Pixel Shader	2.0b
2.0b	Vertex Shader	2.0b