| Item | ATI Radeon X1800 (R520) | Nvidia NV48 |
|---|---|---|
| Release | 2005-11-09 | 2005-Q2 |
| Die size | ||
| Process | 90 nm | |
| Core speed | >600 MHz? | |
| Transistors | 321 M | |
| Price | ||
| Ops/s | ||
| Pipelines | 16 (Prev. rumours:24) | |
| Memory | G-DDR4 2.4 GHz | |
| AGP | ||
| Type | Desktop | |
| Fill rate | ||
| RAMDAC | 2x 400 MHz 10-bit RAMDACs | |
| DirectX | 9.0c | |
| Textures | ||
| Core | R520 | |
| Triangles/s | ||
| Vertex shaders | 8 x 3.0 | |
| Pixel shaders | 16 x 3.0 | |
| PCI Express | Yes | |
2005-11-09 ATI Radeon X1800 (R520) ATI graphics chip said to be nicknamed Fudo (after philosofer or theInq's newsman). Earlier rumoured to be the PC-version of the XBox2-specific R500, but more recent sources indicate that it is closer to the R420, while the R500 is part of a new generation. Hyper Memory included. R520 is said to be called Radeon X1800 at release
2005-Q2 Nvidia NV48 DX9.0c graphics chip. Later said to be canceled as performance was only 20 MHz faster than NV45. Even later said to be ok again but moved from 04-Q4 to 05-Q2...