ATI Rage 128 PRO Ultra GL vs Matrox G450 x4 MMS

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureG400 (1999−2002)Rage 4 (1998−1999)
GPU code nameCondorRage 4
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date1 January 2001 (23 years ago)1 August 1998 (26 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 speed125 MHz130 MHz
Number of transistors10 million8 million
Manufacturing process technology180 nm250 nm
Texture fill rate0.250.26
ROPs22
TMUs22

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).

InterfacePCIAGP 4x
Length168 mmno data
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeDDRDDR
Maximum RAM amount32 MB16 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed332 MBps130 MHz
Memory bandwidth2.656 GB/s2.08 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 Connectors2x DVI1x VGA

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX6.06.0
OpenGLNone1.2
OpenCLNoneN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 January 2001 1 August 1998
Maximum RAM amount 32 MB 16 MB
Chip lithography 180 nm 250 nm

Matrox G450 x4 MMS has an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 38.9% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Matrox G450 x4 MMS and Rage 128 PRO Ultra GL. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Matrox G450 x4 MMS is a desktop card while Rage 128 PRO Ultra GL is a workstation one.


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