ATI Radeon X1300 PCI vs ATI FireGL 9700 X1-128
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Rage 8 (2002−2007) | R500 (2005−2007) |
| GPU code name | R300 | RV516 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 July 2002 (23 years ago) | 5 October 2005 (20 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Core clock speed | 325 MHz | 450 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 110 million | 107 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 150 nm | 80 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 2.600 | 1.800 |
| ROPs | 8 | 4 |
| TMUs | 8 | 4 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | AGP 8x | PCI |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | DDR | DDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 128 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 310 MHz | 250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 19.84 GB/s | 4 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0 (9_0) | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | no data | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 July 2002 | 5 October 2005 |
| Chip lithography | 150 nm | 80 nm |
ATI X1300 PCI has an age advantage of 3 years, and a 87.5% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between FireGL 9700 X1-128 and Radeon X1300 PCI. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FireGL 9700 X1-128 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon X1300 PCI is a desktop one.
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