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AMD RADEON X850 XT Platinum Edition

The AMD RADEON X850 XT Platinum Edition is a graphics card released on December 21, 2004. It has 256 MB of GDDR3 memory, 37.8 GB/s of memory bandwidth and a boost clock of 540 MHz. It scores 82 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 9.0b and OpenGL 2.

R480 (thor)
5/10 key specs recorded · 20 facts

Depth: 27 recorded fields

Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 5 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.

Shading units
n/a
Memory
256 MB
GDDR3
Boost clock
n/a
540 MHz base
Board power
n/a

Performance

The AMD RADEON X850 XT Platinum Edition scores 82 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 14.9% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #2,456), measured across 9 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 261.

PassMark G3D Mark
82
Rank #2,456
Faster than 14.9% of 2,658 GPUs
9 samples
0relative to the fastest GPU on record (41,928)

As stated by PassMark

Category Desktop
Bus interface PCI-E x16
Max memory 256 MB
Core clock 540 MHz
Memory clock 1180 MHz
DirectX 9.0b
OpenGL 2
First benchmarked 2011-03-30
Samples 9

PassMark listing (collected 2026-10-01)

PassMark's own listing for the AMD RADEON X850 XT Platinum Edition states the PCI-E x16 interface, up to 256 MB of memory, a core clock of 540 MHz, DirectX 9.0b and OpenGL 2, first benchmarked on 2011-03-30. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.

Graphics processor

Architecture Not recorded
Codename R480 (thor)
Chip Not recorded
Process node Not recorded
Transistors Not recorded
Die size Not recorded

The AMD RADEON X850 XT Platinum Edition uses the R480 (thor) graphics processor.

Shader configuration

Shading units Not recorded
Compute units Not recorded
Streaming multiprocessors Not recorded
Execution units Not recorded
Texture units (TMUs) 16
Render output units (ROPs) 16
Ray tracing cores Not recorded
Tensor / AI cores Not recorded
XMX engines Not recorded
Infinity cache Not recorded

The AMD RADEON X850 XT Platinum Edition 16 texture mapping units and 16 render output units.

The AMD RADEON X850 XT Platinum Edition does not use XMX engines; those are specific to Intel Arc graphics.

Clock speeds

Base clock 540 MHz
Boost clock Not recorded
Game clock Not recorded
Memory clock Not recorded
Effective memory clock Not recorded

The AMD RADEON X850 XT Platinum Edition runs at a base clock of 540 MHz.

Memory

Size 256 MB
Type GDDR3
Bus width Not recorded
Bandwidth 37.8 GB/s

The AMD RADEON X850 XT Platinum Edition is equipped with 256 MB of GDDR3 memory and delivers 37.8 GB/s of memory bandwidth.

Board and power

The AMD RADEON X850 XT Platinum Edition it connects over PCI-E x16.

Board power (TDP) Not recorded
Total board power Not recorded
Suggested PSU Not recorded
Power connectors Not recorded
Slot width Not recorded
Length Not recorded
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Height Not recorded
Cooler Not recorded
Max temperature Not recorded
Bus interface PCI-E x16

Market

Launched December 21, 2004
Launch price Not recorded
Status Not recorded
Form factor Not recorded
Segment Desktop
Series Radeon

The AMD RADEON X850 XT Platinum Edition was released on December 21, 2004.

Benchmarks

PassMark G3D 82
PassMark G2D 261
Rank #2,456
Samples 9

Graphics and compute APIs

The AMD RADEON X850 XT Platinum Edition supports DirectX 9.0b and OpenGL 2.

DirectX 9.0b (stated by PassMark)
OpenGL 2 (stated by PassMark)

CUDA is an NVIDIA technology and does not apply to the AMD RADEON X850 XT Platinum Edition. Feex has no recorded Vulkan version for the AMD RADEON X850 XT Platinum Edition. Feex has no recorded OpenCL version for the AMD RADEON X850 XT Platinum Edition.

Naming and aliases

The AMD RADEON X850 XT Platinum Edition is also known by other names: PassMark also lists it as ATI RADEON X850 XT Platinum Edition, RADEON X850 XT Platinum Edition and RADEON X850 XT Platinum Edition Secondary.

Other names (PassMark) ATI RADEON X850 XT Platinum Edition; RADEON X850 XT Platinum Edition; RADEON X850 XT Platinum Edition Secondary

Frequently asked questions

How much VRAM does the AMD RADEON X850 XT Platinum Edition have?

The AMD RADEON X850 XT Platinum Edition has 256 MB of GDDR3 memory. Its memory bandwidth is 37.8 GB/s.

How fast is the AMD RADEON X850 XT Platinum Edition?

The AMD RADEON X850 XT Platinum Edition scores 82 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 14.9% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #2,456.

What bus interface does the AMD RADEON X850 XT Platinum Edition use?

The AMD RADEON X850 XT Platinum Edition connects over PCI-E x16.

When was the AMD RADEON X850 XT Platinum Edition released?

The AMD RADEON X850 XT Platinum Edition was released on December 21, 2004.

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