ATI Rage 128 PRO Ultra GL vs GeForce 6200 LE
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 | Curie (2003−2013) | Rage 4 (1998−1999) |
| GPU code name | NV44 A2 | Rage 4 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 4 April 2005 (19 years ago) | 1 August 1998 (26 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $41.24 | no data |
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 | 350 MHz | 130 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 75 million | 8 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 110 nm | 250 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 0.7 | 0.26 |
| ROPs | 2 | 2 |
| TMUs | 2 | 2 |
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 | PCIe 1.0 x16 | AGP 4x |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
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 | 64 MB | 16 MB |
| Memory bus width | 32 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 266 MHz | 130 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 2.128 GB/s | 2.08 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video | 1x VGA |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 6.0 |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | no data |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 1.2 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 April 2005 | 1 August 1998 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 64 MB | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 110 nm | 250 nm |
6200 LE has an age advantage of 6 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 127.3% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 6200 LE and Rage 128 PRO Ultra GL. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 6200 LE is a desktop card while Rage 128 PRO Ultra GL is a workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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