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ATI Mobility Radeon X1900 vs ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 vs ATI Mobility Radeon X1800

ATI Mobility Radeon X1900

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At the moment, the ATI Mobility Radeon X1900 is the top video card from ATI for notebooks. The performance is better than X1800 / 7900GS. Due to heat problems the marketing was delayed but now this problem seems to be fixed. According first reports it is about 12% faster than a X1800 (Alienware configurator). The performance in our tests was about as fast as the Nvidia 7900 GS.

The X1900 is a enhanced X1800 produced in 80nm. The 36 Pixel Shader count like 12 pipelines from Nvidia cards.

The AVIVO technology allows the chip to accelerate H.264, DivX, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, WMV9, and VC-1 videos.

ATI Mobility Radeon X1600

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ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 is a middle class graphic card for notebooks of the X1000 series. Its performance can be compared with NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600. Technically, it can be compared with the desktop X1600 graphics chip + energy saving functions.

The Avivo video technology allows to accellerate the decoding of MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, WMV9, VC-1 and H.264 videos (including HD videos like Blu-ray).


http://www.nvidia.de/docs/CP/11086/PureVideo_Product_Comparison.pdf

ATI Mobility Radeon X1800

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The ATI Mobility Radeon X1800 is a reduced version of the X1800XT. The performance was at the time of arrival still very good. The card was constructed for big laptops (DTR) as it had a high current consumption and heat emission. All games of 2006 were fully playable in high details with the X1800.

ATI Mobility Radeon X1900ATI Mobility Radeon X1600ATI Mobility Radeon X1800
Mobility Radeon X1000 Series
Mobility Radeon X1900 36/8 cores @ 0.4 GHz256 Bit @ 470 MHz
Mobility Radeon X1800XT 16/8 cores @ 0.55 GHz256 Bit @ 650 MHz
Mobility Radeon X1800 12/6 cores @ 0.45 GHz256 Bit @ 500 MHz
Mobility Radeon X1700 12/5 cores @ 0.48 GHz128 Bit @ 400 MHz
Mobility Radeon X1600 12/5 cores @ 0.45 GHz128 Bit @ 470 MHz
Mobility Radeon X1450 4/2 cores @ 0.55 GHz128 Bit @ 450 MHz
Mobility Radeon X1350 4/2 cores @ 0.47 GHz128 Bit @ 350 MHz
Mobility Radeon X1400 4/2 cores @ 0.45 GHz128 Bit @ 250 MHz
Mobility Radeon X1300 4/2 cores @ 0.35 GHz128 Bit @ 250 MHz
Mobility Radeon X1900 36/8 cores @ 0.4 GHz256 Bit @ 470 MHz
Mobility Radeon X1800XT 16/8 cores @ 0.55 GHz256 Bit @ 650 MHz
Mobility Radeon X1800 12/6 cores @ 0.45 GHz256 Bit @ 500 MHz
Mobility Radeon X1700 12/5 cores @ 0.48 GHz128 Bit @ 400 MHz
Mobility Radeon X1600 12/5 cores @ 0.45 GHz128 Bit @ 470 MHz
Mobility Radeon X1450 4/2 cores @ 0.55 GHz128 Bit @ 450 MHz
Mobility Radeon X1350 4/2 cores @ 0.47 GHz128 Bit @ 350 MHz
Mobility Radeon X1400 4/2 cores @ 0.45 GHz128 Bit @ 250 MHz
Mobility Radeon X1300 4/2 cores @ 0.35 GHz128 Bit @ 250 MHz
Mobility Radeon X1900 36/8 cores @ 0.4 GHz256 Bit @ 470 MHz
Mobility Radeon X1800XT 16/8 cores @ 0.55 GHz256 Bit @ 650 MHz
Mobility Radeon X1800 12/6 cores @ 0.45 GHz256 Bit @ 500 MHz
Mobility Radeon X1700 12/5 cores @ 0.48 GHz128 Bit @ 400 MHz
Mobility Radeon X1600 12/5 cores @ 0.45 GHz128 Bit @ 470 MHz
Mobility Radeon X1450 4/2 cores @ 0.55 GHz128 Bit @ 450 MHz
Mobility Radeon X1350 4/2 cores @ 0.47 GHz128 Bit @ 350 MHz
Mobility Radeon X1400 4/2 cores @ 0.45 GHz128 Bit @ 250 MHz
Mobility Radeon X1300 4/2 cores @ 0.35 GHz128 Bit @ 250 MHz
CodenameM59M56M58
Pipelines36 / 8 Pixel- / Vertexshader12 / 5 Pixel- / Vertexshader12 / 6 Pixel- / Vertexshader
Core Speed400 MHz450 MHz450 MHz
Memory Speed470 MHz470 MHz500 MHz
Memory Bus Width256 Bit128 Bit256 Bit
Memory TypeDDR1/DDR2/GDDR3DDR/DDR2/GDDR3GDDR3
Max. Amount of Memory256 MB256 MB
Shared Memorynonono
APIDirectX 9c, Shader 3.0DirectX 9c, Shader 3.0DirectX 9c, Shader 3.0
Transistors312 Million157 Million
technology80 nm90 nm90 nm
FeaturesAvivo Video and Display Engine. 12 pixelshaders are regulated by 3 cores; Powerplay 6.0Avivo Video and Display Engine. Die 12 Pixelshader werden durch 3 Kerne gesteuert, Powerplay 6.0
Notebook Sizelargemedium sizedlarge
Date of Announcement11.01.2007 01.02.2006 01.03.2006
Information312 Millionen Transistoren, 80nm, PCI-E 16x, MXM-III odul157 Millionen Transistoren
Link to Manufacturer Pageati.amd.comwww.ati.comwww.ati.com

Benchmarks

3DMark 2001SE - 3DMark 2001 - Standard
25914 Points (27%)
min: 12200     avg: 16789     median: 16479 (17%)     max: 19704 Points
19000 Points (20%)
3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard
min: 11800     avg: 12020     median: 12019.5 (6%)     max: 12239 Points
min: 5529     avg: 6565     median: 6422 (3%)     max: 8000 Points
10000 Points (5%)
3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
min: 7080     avg: 7117     median: 7117 (8%)     max: 7154 Points
min: 3057     avg: 3708     median: 3688 (4%)     max: 4020 Points
5600 Points (6%)
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + ATI Mobility Radeon X1900
3DMark 06
min: 3185     avg: 3399     median: 3460 (5%)     max: 3551 Points
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + ATI Mobility Radeon X1800
2681 Points (4%)
3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings + ATI Mobility Radeon X1600
3DMark 06
min: 1221     avg: 1821     median: 1836 (2%)     max: 2008 Points
3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings + ATI Mobility Radeon X1800
3000 Points (4%)

Average Benchmarks ATI Mobility Radeon X1900 → 100% n=3

Average Benchmarks ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 → 56% n=3

Average Benchmarks ATI Mobility Radeon X1800 → 78% n=3

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

Sims 3

Sims 3

2009
low 800x600
100%
Mobility Radeon X1900:
151  fps
med. 1024x768
100%
Mobility Radeon X1900:
52  fps
high 1280x1024
100%
Mobility Radeon X1900:
39  fps
F.E.A.R. 2

F.E.A.R. 2

2009
low 800x600
100%
Mobility Radeon X1900:
80  fps
med. 1024x768
100%
Mobility Radeon X1900:
39  fps
high 1280x1024
100%
Mobility Radeon X1900:
25  fps
Crysis Warhead

Crysis Warhead

2008
low 800x600
100%
Mobility Radeon X1900:
47  fps
ultra 1024x768
100%
Mobility Radeon X1900:
9  fps
Racedriver: GRID

Racedriver: GRID

2008
low 800x600
100%
Mobility Radeon X1900:
63  fps
med. 1024x768
100%
Mobility Radeon X1900:
31  fps
high 1280x1024
100%
Mobility Radeon X1900:
18  fps
F.E.A.R.

F.E.A.R.

2005
low 640x480
100%
Mobility Radeon X1900:
260  fps
97%
Mobility Radeon X1600:
193 239 324 ~ 252 fps
med. 800x600
100%
Mobility Radeon X1900:
96  fps
56%
Mobility Radeon X1600:
49 54 59 ~ 54 fps
high 1024x768
100%
Mobility Radeon X1900:
31  fps
71%
Mobility Radeon X1600:
21 22 23 ~ 22 fps
Quake 4

Quake 4

2005
low 640x480
Mobility Radeon X1600:
105.4 105.4 ~ 105 fps
med. 800x600
Mobility Radeon X1600:
101.4 101.4 ~ 101 fps
high 1024x768
Mobility Radeon X1600:
54 54 ~ 54 fps
ultra 1024x768
Mobility Radeon X1600:
30.7 30.7 ~ 31 fps
Doom 3

Doom 3

2004
low 640x480
100%
Mobility Radeon X1900:
148.5  fps
59%
Mobility Radeon X1600:
63.9 99.7 100.8 ~ 88 fps
med. 640x480
100%
Mobility Radeon X1900:
133.2  fps
65%
Mobility Radeon X1600:
62.9 97.3 98.9 ~ 86 fps
high 800x600
100%
Mobility Radeon X1900:
124.9  fps
46%
Mobility Radeon X1600:
51.7 59.1 59.2 ~ 57 fps
ultra 1024x768
100%
Mobility Radeon X1900:
94.3  fps
41%
Mobility Radeon X1600:
37.7 39.7 40.3 ~ 39 fps
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo

Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo

1999
high 1024x768
Mobility Radeon X1600:
231.2 275.5 278.8 292.3 298.4 302.9 337.5 367.6 ~ 298 fps

Average Gaming ATI Mobility Radeon X1900 → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 → 62%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 48%

ATI Mobility Radeon X1900lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Sims 31515239
F.E.A.R. 2803925
Crysis Warhead479
Racedriver: GRID633118
F.E.A.R.2609631
Doom 3148.5133.2124.994.3
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ATI Mobility Radeon X1600lowmed.highultraQHD4K
F.E.A.R.2525422
Quake 41051015431
Doom 388865739
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo298
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