Schede video AMD

Nei computer moderni l'elemento più critico per i consumi energetici è la scheda video, capace di divorare centinaia di watt. Proviamo a fare un po' di chiarezza sulla questione.

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Schede video AMD

Chip Nome in codice Memoria Frequenza core Shader Frequenza Shader SP
Radeon HD 4870 X2

R700

2x 1024 MB GDDR5

750 MHz

4.1

3600 MHz

2x 800
Radeon HD 4870 CF

RV770

512 MB GDDR5 750 MHz 4.1 3600 MHz 800
Radeon HD 4870 RV770 512 MB GDDR5 750 MHz 4.1 3600 MHz 800
Radeon HD 4850 CF

RV770 512 MB GDDR3 625 MHz 4.1 1986 MHz 800
Radeon HD 4850 RV770 512 MB GDDR3 625 MHz 4.1 1986 MHz 800
Radeon HD 4670 RV730

512 MB GDDR3 750 MHz 4.1 2000 MHz 320
Radeon HD 4550 RV710

512 MB GDDR3 600 MHz 4.1 1600 MHz 80
Radeon HD 3870 X2 CF

2xR680

4x512 MB GDDR3 825 MHz 4.1 1802 MHz 4x320
Radeon HD 3870 3CF

R680

3x512 MB GDDR3/4 825/800 MHz 4.1 1802/2252 MHz 3x320
Radeon HD  3870 X2 R680

2x512 MB GDDR3 825 MHz 4.1 1802 MHz 2x320
Radeon HD 3870 CF

RV670

512 MB GDDR4 775 MHz 4.1 2252 MHz 320
Radeon HD 3870 RV670

512 MB GDDR4 775 MHz 4.1 2252 MHz 320
Radeon HD 3850 CF

RV670

256 MB GDDR3 670 MHz 4.1 1658 MHz 320
Radeon HD 3850

RV670

256 MB GDDR3 670 MHz 4.1 1658 MHz 320
Radeon HD 3650 CF

RV635

512 MB GDDR3 725 MHz 4.1 1602 MHz 120
Radeon HD 3650

RV635

512 MB GDDR3 725 MHz 4.1 1602 MHz 120
Radeon HD 3470

RV620

256 MB GDDR3 796 MHz 4.1 1886 MHz 40
Radeon HD 3450

RV620

256 MB GDDR2 594 MHz 4.1 990 MHz 40
Radeon HD 2900 XT

R600

512 MB GDDR3 743 MHz 4.0

1656 MHz 320
Radeon HD 2900 XT

R600

512 MB GDDR3 743 MHz 4.0 1656 MHz 320
Radeon HD 2600 XT

RV630

512 MB GDDR3 800 MHz 4.0 1400 MHz 120
Radeon HD 2600 XT

RV630

512 MB GDDR3 800 MHz 4.0 1400 MHz 120
Radeon HD 2600 XT

RV630

256 MB GDDR4 800 MHz 4.0 2200 MHz 120
Radeon HD 2600 PRO CF

RV630

256 MB GDDR3 600 MHz 4.0 1400 MHz 120
Radeon HD 2600 PRO

RV630

256 MB GDDR3 600 MHz 4.0 1400 MHz 120
Radeon HD 2400 XT

RV610

256 MB GDDR3 700 MHz 4.0 1400 MHz 40
Radeon HD 2400 PRO

RV610

256 MB DDR2 525 MHz 4.0 800 MHz 40
Radeon X1950 XTX CF

R580+

512 MB GDDR4 650 MHz 3.0

2000 MHz 48P 8V
Radeon X1950 XTX

R580+

512 MB GDDR4 650 MHz 3.0 2000 MHz 48P 8V
Radeon X1950 XT

R580+

256 MB GDDR3 625 MHz 3.0 1800 MHz 48P 8V
Radeon X1950 PRO

R570

256 MB GDDR3 575 MHz 3.0 1380 MHz 36P 8V
Radeon X1950 GT

R570

256 MB GDDR3 500 MHz 3.0 1200 MHz 36P 8V
Radeon X1900 XT CF

R580

512 MB GDDR33 625 MHz 3.0 1450 MHz 48P 8V
Radeon X1900 XT

R580

512 MB GDDR3 625 MHz 3.0 1450 MHz 48P 8V
Radeon X1900 XT

R580

512 MB GDDR3 625 MHz

3.0

1450 MHz

48P 8V
Radeon X1900 GT

R580

256 MB GDDR3 575 MHz

3.0

1188 MHz

36P 8V
Radeon X1800 XT

R520

256 MB GDDR3 631 MHz

3.0

1504 MHz

16P 8V
Radeon X1800 XT

R520

512 MB GDDR3 621 MHz

3.0

1494 MHz

16P 8V

Radeon X1800 XL

R520

256 MB GDDR3 500 MHz

3.0

990 MHz

16P 8V
Radeon X1800 GTO

R520

256 MB GDDR3 500 MHz

3.0

990 MHz

16P 8V
Radeon X1650 XT

R560

256 MB GDDR3 575 MHz

3.0

1350 MHz

24P 8V
Radeon X1650 Pro

R530

256 MB GDDR3 594 MHz

3.0

1378 MHz

12P 5V
Radeon X1600 XT CF

R530

256 MB GDDR3 581 MHz

3.0

1368 MHz

12P 5V
Radeon X1600 XT

R530

256 MB GDDR3 581 MHz

3.0

1368 MHz

12P 5V
Radeon X1600 Pro CF

R530

256 MB GDDR3 500 MHz

3.0

784 MHz

12P 5V
Radeon X1600 Pro

R530

256 MB GDDR3 500 MHz

3.0

784 MHz

12P 5V
Radeon X1300 XT

R530

256 MB GDDR3 587 MHz

3.0

1378 MHz

12P 5V
Radeon X1300 Pro

R515

128 MB GDDR3 594 MHz

3.0

990 MHz

4P 2V
Radeon X1300

R5515

256 MB GDDR3 446 MHz

3.0

496 MHz

4P 2V
Radeon X800 XT

R423

256 MB GDDR3 506 MHz

2.0

1000 MHz

16P 6V

Chip Bus di memoria Processo produttivo Transistor PCIe
Radeon HD 4870 X2

2x256-bit

55 nm

2x956 Milioni

PCIe 2.0
Radeon HD 4870 CF

256-bit 55 nm 956 Milioni

PCIe 2.0
Radeon HD 4870

256-bit 55 nm 956 Milioni PCIe 2.0
Radeon HD 4850 CF

256-bit 55 nm 956 Milioni PCIe 2.0
Radeon HD 4850

256-bit 55 nm 956 Milioni PCIe 2.0
Radeon HD 4670

128-bit

55 nm 514 Milioni PCIe 2.0
Radeon HD 4550

64-bit

55 nm 242 Milioni PCIe 2.0
Radeon HD 3870 X2 4CF

4x256-bit 55 nm 4x666 Milioni PCIe 2.0
Radeon HD 3870 3CF

3x256-bit 55 nm 3x666 Milioni PCIe 2.0
Radeon HD 3870 X2

2x256-bit 55 nm 2x666 Milioni PCIe 2.0
Radeon HD 3870 CF

256-bit 55 nm 666 Milioni PCIe 2.0
Radeon HD 3870

256-bit 55 nm 666 Milioni PCIe 2.0
Radeon HD 3850 CF

256-bit 55 nm 666 Milioni PCIe 2.0
Radeon HD 3850

256-bit 55 nm 666 Milioni PCIe 2.0
Radeon HD 3650 CF

128-bit

55 nm 378 Milioni PCIe 2.0
Radeon HD 3650

128-bit

55 nm 378 Milioni PCIe 2.0
Radeon HD 3470

64-bit

55 nm 181 Milioni PCIe 2.0
Radeon HD 3450 XT

64-bit

55 nm 181 Milioni PCIe 2.0
Radeon HD 2900 XT CF

512-bit

80 nm

720 Milioni PCIe 1.0
Radeon HD 2900 XT

512-bit

80 nm

720 Milioni PCIe 1.0
Radeon HD 2600 XT CF

128-bit

65 nm

390 Milioni PCIe 1.0
Radeon HD 2600 XT

128-bit

65 nm 390 Milioni PCIe 1.0
Radeon HD 2600 XT

128-bit

65 nm 390 Milioni PCIe 1.0
Radeon HD 2600 Pro CF

128-bit

65 nm 390 Milioni PCIe 1.0
Radeon HD 2600 Pro

128-bit

65 nm 390 Milioni PCIe 1.0
Radeon HD 2400 XT

64-bit

65 nm 180 Milioni PCIe 1.0
Radeon HD 2400 Pro

256-bit 65 nm 180 Milioni PCIe 1.0
Radeon X1950 XTX CF

256-bit 90 nm

384 Milioni PCIe 1.0
Radeon X1950 XTX

256-bit 90 nm

384 Milioni PCIe 1.0
Radeon X1950 XT

256-bit 90 nm

384 Milioni PCIe 1.0
Radeon X1950 Pro

256-bit 80 nm

330 Milioni PCIe 1.0
Radeon X1950 GT

256-bit 80 nm

330 Milioni PCIe 1.0
Radeon X1900 XT CF

256-bit 90 nm

384 Milioni PCIe 1.0
Radeon X1900 XT

256-bit 90 nm

384 Milioni PCIe 1.0
Radeon X1900 XT

256-bit 90 nm

384 Milioni PCIe 1.0
Radeon X1900 GT

256-bit 90 nm

384 Milioni PCIe 1.0
Radeon X1800 XT

256-bit 90 nm

321 Milioni PCIe 1.0
Radeon X1800 XT

256-bit 90 nm

321 Milioni PCIe 1.0
Radeon X1800 XL

256-bit 90 nm

321 Milioni PCIe 1.0
Radeon X1800 GTO

256-bit 90 nm

321 Milioni PCIe 1.0
Radeon X1650 XT

128-bit

80 nm

330 Milioni PCIe 1.0
Radeon X1650 Pro

128-bit

90 nm

157 Milioni PCIe 1.0
Radeon X1600 XT CF

128-bit

90 nm

157 Milioni PCIe 1.0
Radeon X1600 XT

128-bit

90 nm

157 Milioni PCIe 1.0
Radeon X1600 Pro CF

128-bit

90 nm

157 Milioni PCIe 1.0
Radeon X1600 Pro

128-bit

90 nm

157 Milioni PCIe 1.0
Radeon X1300 XT

128-bit

90 nm

157 Milioni PCIe 1.0
Radeon X1300 Pro

64-bit

90 nm

105 Milioni PCIe 1.0
Radeon X1300

128-bit

90 nm

105 Milioni PCIe 1.0
Radeon X800 XT

256-bit 130 nm

120 Milioni PCIe 1.0

Questa è la configurazione standard per il sistema di test delle schede video ed è la base con la quale il consumo dell'intero sistema è stato determinato.

Sistema di prova Nvidia Single-Chip e AMD Single-Chip e CrossFire

Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 @ 2.93 GHz (11x266 MHz), Socket 775, 1.28 V, 65 nm, 4096 KB L2 cache
1066 MHz (4x266 MHz)
Asus P5E3 Deluxe, PCIe 2.0 2x16, ICH9R
Intel X38
2x1 GB, Ballistix (Crucial Technology) 1.5 V, DDR3 1066 7-7-7-20 (2x533 MHz)
Intel High Definition Audio
Intel 1000 Pro
Western Digital WD5000AAKS 500 GB, SATA, 16 MB cache

Hitachi 120 GB, SATA, 8 MB cache
Gigabyte GO-D1600C
CoolerMaster RS-850-EMBA 850 W

Schede video Nvidia SLI

Asus P5N-T Deluxe, PCIe 2.0 2x16
Nvidia nforce 780i SLI
2x1 GB, A-Data Technology 1.8 V, DDR2 800 5-5-5-18 (2x400 MHz)
ADI 1988B SoundMax
Marvell 88E1116 Gigabit

Driver e configurazione

AMD Catalyst, Nvidia ForceWare, and GeForce
Windows Vista Enterprise SP1
10 and 10.1
X38 Intel 8.3.1.1009, 780i Nvidia nforce 9.64

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