ATI Radeon 9800 PRO 256-bit vs GeForce2 MX
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1598 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Celsius (1999−2005) | R300 (2003−2008) |
| GPU code name | NV11 A2 | R350 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 28 June 2000 (25 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 | 175 MHz | 380 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 20 million | 117 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 180 nm | 150 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 47 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 0.7 | 3.040 |
| ROPs | 2 | 8 |
| TMUs | 4 | 8 |
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 4x | AGP 8x |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x Molex |
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 | SDR | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 MB | 128 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 166 MHz | 340 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 2.656 GB/s | 21.76 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 | 1x VGA | 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 | 7.0 | 9.0 (9_0) |
| OpenGL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 28 June 2000 | 1 March 2003 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 MB | 128 MB |
| Chip lithography | 180 nm | 150 nm |
ATI 9800 PRO 256-bit has an age advantage of 2 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 20% more advanced lithography process.
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