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Radeon HD 3650 256MB vs Radeon HD 3650 512MB
Intro
The Radeon HD 3650 256MB has a clock frequency of 725 MHz and a DDR2 memory frequency of 800 MHz. It also makes use of a 128-bit memory bus, and makes use of a 55 nm design. It is comprised of 120(24x5) SPUs, 8 Texture Address Units, and 4 ROPs.Compare those specifications to the Radeon HD 3650 512MB, which has a core clock speed of 725 MHz and a GDDR3 memory speed of 800 MHz. It also makes use of a 128-bit bus, and uses a 55 nm design. It is comprised of 120(24x5) SPUs, 8 Texture Address Units, and 4 ROPs.
Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks
Both cards have the same power consumption.Memory Bandwidth
Both cards have the exact same memory bandwidth, so in theory they should perform exactly the same. (explain)
Texel Rate
Both cards have exactly the same texel rate, so theoretically they should be equally good at at anisotropic filtering. (explain)Pixel Rate
Both cards have the exact same pixel rate, so in theory they should be equally good at at anti-aliasing, and be able to handle the same resolutions. (explain)
Please note that the above 'benchmarks' are all just theoretical - the results were calculated based on the card's specifications, and real-world performance may (and probably will) vary at least a bit.
Price Comparison
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Specifications
| Model | Radeon HD 3650 256MB | Radeon HD 3650 512MB |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturer | AMD | AMD |
| Year | 2008 | 2008 |
| Code Name | RV635 PRO | RV635 PRO |
| Memory | 256 MB | 512 MB |
| Core Speed | 725 MHz | 725 MHz |
| Memory Speed | 1600 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| Power (Max TDP) | 78 watts | 78 watts |
| Bandwidth | 25600 MB/sec | 25600 MB/sec |
| Texel Rate | 5800 Mtexels/sec | 5800 Mtexels/sec |
| Pixel Rate | 2900 Mpixels/sec | 2900 Mpixels/sec |
| Unified Shaders | 120(24x5) | 120(24x5) |
| Texture Mapping Units | 8 | 8 |
| Render Output Units | 4 | 4 |
| Bus Type | DDR2 | GDDR3 |
| Bus Width | 128-bit | 128-bit |
| Fab Process | 55 nm | 55 nm |
| Transistors | (Unknown) million | (Unknown) million |
| Bus | PCIe 2.0 x16/AGP 8x | PCIe 2.0 x16/AGP 8x |
| DirectX Version | DirectX 10.1 | DirectX 10.1 |
| OpenGL Version | OpenGL 3.0 | OpenGL 3.0 |
Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the maximum amount of information (counted in MB per second) that can be transferred over the external memory interface in one second. The number is calculated by multiplying the card's bus width by the speed of its memory. If the card has DDR memory, the result should be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, HDR and high resolutions.
Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum amount of texture map elements (texels) that are applied in one second. This is worked out by multiplying the total amount of texture units by the core speed of the chip. The higher the texel rate, the better the card will be at handling texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels in one second.
Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels that the graphics chip can possibly write to the local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is calculated by multiplying the number of ROPs by the the core clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel rate is also dependant on many other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the maximum fill rate.
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