ATI Rage PRO Turbo AGP vs RSX Reality Synthesizer

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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
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)Rage 3 (1997−1998)
GPU code nameRSX-CXD5302Rage 3 Turbo
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date4 October 2012 (12 years ago)1 March 1997 (27 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 speed550 MHz75 MHz
Number of transistors302 million8 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm350 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Wattno data
Texture fill rate13.200.08
ROPs81
TMUs241

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).

InterfaceIGPAGP 2x
WidthIGP1-slot

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 typeGDDR3SDR
Maximum RAM amount256 MB4 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1400 MHz75 MHz
Memory bandwidth22.4 GB/s600.0 MB/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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x VGA

API compatibility

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

DirectXN/A6.0
OpenGLES 1.11.1
OpenCLno dataN/A
Vulkan-N/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 4 October 2012 1 March 1997
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 4 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 350 nm

RSX Reality Synthesizer has an age advantage of 15 years, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 775% more advanced lithography process.

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