FireGL X3-256

Specifications of the ATI FireGL X3-256 GPU

Introduced in March 2004, ATI FireGL X3-256 desktop workstation Graphics Processing Unit is built on 130 nm technological process. The cards graphics frequency is 450 MHz. Furthermore, it has 12 pixel shaders, 12 texture units, as well as 12 color ROPs. The FireGL X3-256 comes with 256 MB of GDDR3 memory. Since the memory operates at 450 MHz, and utilizes 256 bit bus, the effective memory bandwidth is 28.8 GB/s. The GPU supports AGP 8x interface, and needs a single motherboard slot. The maximum power draw of this model is 57 Watt.

Detailed specifications of the ATI FireGL X3-256 graphics card are available below.

Name / Brand / Architecture
Manufacturer:	ATI
Model:	FireGL X3-**
Reference card?:	Yes
Target market segment:	Workstation
Die name:	R420
Fabrication process:	130 nm
Transistors:	160 million
Bus interface:	AGP 8x
Launch date:	March 2004
Frequency
Graphics clock:	450 MHz
Memory specifications
Memory size:	** MB
Memory type:	GDDR3
Memory clock:	450 MHz
Memory clock (effective):	900 MHz
Memory interface width:	**-bit
Memory bandwidth:	28.8 GB/s
Cores / Texture
Color ROPs:	12
Pixel shader processors:	12
Vertex shader processors:	6
Texture units:	12
RAMDACs:	400 MHz
Electric characteristics
Maximum power draw:	57 W
Performance
Pixel fill rate:	5.4 Gigapixels/s
Texture fill rate:	5.4 Gigatexels/s
External connectors
Standard display connectors:	2 x DVI S-Video
Dimensions
Width:	Single-Slot
Other features / Support
OpenGL support:	2.0
DirectX support:	9.0b
Pixel shader model:	2.0
Vertex shader model:	2.0

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