graphics comparison

[jb20thae]

what is the difference between ATIs x200, x300, and x700 video sections (assuming they all have 128mb)? Faster memory? Faster gpu? Different architecture?

Or if someone has a link to a breakdown comparison of current available notebook graphic card, that would be most helpful.

 

[ShellGuy]

x300
3D Graphics Performance
Supports Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0
Pixel and Vertex Shaders
Quad rendering & dual vertex engines
Full precision floating point with full performance
Low power operation
Multiple Variants For Ultimate Design Flexibility
Support for multiple mobile form factors:
Discrete
On-chip 32MB DDR (64-bit)
On-chip 64MB DDR (64-bit)

x600
3D Graphics Performance
Supports Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0
Pixel and Vertex Shaders
Quad rendering & dual vertex engines
Full precision floating point with full performance
0.13 micron GPU featuring Low-K process technology
Fast 3D engine speed
Low power operation
Multiple Variants For Ultimate Design Flexibility
Mobility? Radeon® X600 series is ATI?s ninth generation of mobile graphics with integrated onchip memory delivering true flexibility for numerous mobile form factors, from full size to ?thin-and-light?.
Discrete
On-chip 64MB DDR (128-bit)
On-chip 128MB DDR (128-bit)

x700
Technology Features
8 parallel pixel pipelines
Six programmable vertex shader pipelines
0.11 micron fabrication process
128-bit dual-channel DDR1/DDR2/GDDR3 memory support
PCI Express? x16 lane native support
Multiple Variants For Ultimate Design Flexibility
Support for multiple mobile form factors:
Discrete
On-chip 64MB DDR
On-chip 128MB DDR

All that info was found here on ATIs site. Google is ur friend by the way.


Will G.

 

[jb20thae]

Does 8 parallel pipelines equate to 8 rendering and 8 vertex?

 

[jb20thae]

Anyone have an opinion on which of these two cards is a better performer:

256mb x600 ($75 upgrade from 128mb model)
128mb x700 ($150 upgrade from integrated)

thanks

 

[bearxor]

x700

 

[modedepe]

Originally posted by: jb20thae
Anyone have an opinion on which of these two cards is a better performer:

256mb x600 ($75 upgrade from 128mb model)
128mb x700 ($150 upgrade from integrated)

thanks

The x700 is most definitely better. The x600 is essentially an overclocked x300, only having 4 pipes. Don't fall for the marketing gimmick of more memory = faster card.

 

[cheesehead]

The X600 is a radeon 9600, if I recall. It's rather outmoded. The x300 is really a 9100 or 9200; I can't remember.
The x700, an x800-derived part, is a far stronger performer than either of them.

 

[fbrdphreak]

8 Pixel pipelines does not mean 8 rendering or vertex units. I never got ATI to get me those specs, I think I just got the pixel pipes and maybe shader (vertex) units.

9200 ~= Xpress200 (integrated)
9600 ~= X300
9700 ~= X600
9800 ~= X700

 

[KeepItRed]

Originally posted by: bearxor
x700