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ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT
- Graphics Processor
- R600
- Cores
- 320
- TMUs
- 16
- ROPs
- 16
- Memory Size
- 512 MB
- Memory Type
- GDDR3
- Bus Width
- 512 bit
GPU
I/O
Bottom
Rear
Recommended Gaming Resolutions:
- 1366x768
- 1600x900
- 1920x1080
The Radeon HD 2900 XT was a high-end graphics card by ATI, launched on May 14th, 2007. Built on the 80 nm process, and based on the R600 graphics processor, in its R600 XT variant, the card supports DirectX 10.0. Since Radeon HD 2900 XT does not support DirectX 11 or DirectX 12, it might not be able to run all the latest games. The R600 graphics processor is a large chip with a die area of 420 mm² and 720 million transistors. It features 320 shading units, 16 texture mapping units, and 16 ROPs. ATI has paired 512 MB GDDR3 memory with the Radeon HD 2900 XT, which are connected using a 512-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 743 MHz, memory is running at 828 MHz.
Being a dual-slot card, the ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT draws power from 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin power connector, with power draw rated at 215 W maximum. Display outputs include: 2x DVI, 1x S-Video. Radeon HD 2900 XT is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 1.0 x16 interface. The card measures 241 mm in length, and features a dual-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 399 US Dollars.
Being a dual-slot card, the ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT draws power from 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin power connector, with power draw rated at 215 W maximum. Display outputs include: 2x DVI, 1x S-Video. Radeon HD 2900 XT is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 1.0 x16 interface. The card measures 241 mm in length, and features a dual-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 399 US Dollars.
Graphics Processor
Graphics Card
- Release Date
- May 14th, 2007
- Generation
-
Radeon R600
(HD 2900)
- Predecessor
- Radeon R500 PCIe
- Successor
- Radeon R700
- Production
- End-of-life
- Launch Price
- 399 USD
- Bus Interface
- PCIe 1.0 x16
- Reviews
- 63 in our database
Relative Performance
Based on TPU review data: "Performance Summary" at 1920x1080, 4K for 2080 Ti and faster.
Performance estimated based on architecture, shader count and clocks.
Clock Speeds
- GPU Clock
- 743 MHz
- Memory Clock
-
828 MHz
1656 Mbps effective
Memory
- Memory Size
- 512 MB
- Memory Type
- GDDR3
- Memory Bus
- 512 bit
- Bandwidth
- 106.0 GB/s
Render Config
- Shading Units
- 320
- TMUs
- 16
- ROPs
- 16
- Compute Units
- 4
- L2 Cache
- 256 KB
Theoretical Performance
- Pixel Rate
- 11.89 GPixel/s
- Texture Rate
- 11.89 GTexel/s
- FP32 (float)
- 475.5 GFLOPS
Board Design
- Slot Width
- Dual-slot
- Length
- 241 mm
9.5 inches
- TDP
- 215 W
- Suggested PSU
- 550 W
- Outputs
- 2x DVI
1x S-Video
- Power Connectors
- 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
- Board Number
- B006-01
Graphics Features
- DirectX
- 10.0 (10_0)
- OpenGL
-
3.3 (full)
4.0 (partial)
- OpenCL
- N/A
- Vulkan
- N/A
- Shader Model
- 4.0
R600 GPU Notes
| Codename: Pele Graphics/Compute: GFX3 Display Core Engine: 2.0 Avivo HD Video Latest Drivers: Windows XP / 8: Catalyst Software Suite 13.1 / 13.4 Beta Windows Vista / 7: Catalyst Software Suite 13.9 |
Retail boards based on this design (5)
| Name | GPU Clock | Memory Clock | Other Changes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 743 MHz | 828 MHz | ||
| 743 MHz | 1000 MHz | 1024 MB, GDDR4 | |
| 800 MHz | 900 MHz | ||
| 743 MHz | 828 MHz | ||
| 825 MHz | 1050 MHz | 1024 MB, GDDR4 |
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