ATI Radeon 9800 PRO MAXX vs ATI 9000

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
ArchitectureRage 7 (2001−2006)R300 (2005−2008)
GPU code nameRV250R350
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date1 July 2002 (22 years ago)no data (2024 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 speed250 MHz380 MHz
Number of transistors36 million117 million
Manufacturing process technology150 nm150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt94 Watt
Texture fill rate1.0003.040
ROPs48
TMUs48

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).

InterfaceAGP 4xAGP 8x
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 typeDDRDDR
Maximum RAM amount64 MB128 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed200 MHz680 MBps
Memory bandwidth6.4 GB/s21.76 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX8.19.0 (9_0)
OpenGL1.42.0
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Maximum RAM amount 64 MB 128 MB
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 94 Watt

ATI 9000 has 235.7% lower power consumption.

ATI 9800 PRO MAXX, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

We couldn't decide between Radeon 9000 and Radeon 9800 PRO MAXX. We've got no test results to judge.


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