ATI Radeon 9800 SE vs ATI FireGL 9800 X2-256T
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1542 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Rage 9 (2003−2006) | Rage 8 (2002−2007) |
| GPU code name | R360 | R350 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 October 2003 (22 years ago) | 1 March 2003 (22 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 | 412 MHz | 378 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 117 million | 117 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 150 nm | 150 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 3.296 | 1.512 |
| 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 | AGP 8x |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x Molex | Floppy |
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 | DDR2 | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 128 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 344 MHz | 297 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 22.02 GB/s | 19.01 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_0) |
| OpenGL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 October 2003 | 1 March 2003 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 128 MB |
ATI FireGL 9800 X2-256T has an age advantage of 7 months, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between FireGL 9800 X2-256T and Radeon 9800 SE. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FireGL 9800 X2-256T is a workstation graphics card while Radeon 9800 SE is a desktop one.
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