3dfx Voodoo5 5500 AGP vs ATI Radeon 9800 PRO Mac Edition
Contents
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 | Rage 9 (2003−2006) | Voodoo Scalable (2000) |
| GPU code name | R360 | VSA-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 4 March 2004 (21 years ago) | 22 June 2000 (25 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $299 |
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 | 378 MHz | 166 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 117 million | 14 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 150 nm | 250 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt | 30 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 3.024 | 0.33 ×2 |
| ROPs | 8 | 2 ×2 |
| TMUs | 8 | 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 | AGP Pro 8x | AGP 2x |
| 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 | DDR | SDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 32 MB ×2 |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit ×2 |
| Memory clock speed | 338 MHz | 166 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 21.63 GB/s | 2.656 GB/s ×2 |
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 | 2x DVI | 1x VGA |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0 | 6.0 |
| OpenGL | 2.0 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 March 2004 | 22 June 2000 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 32 MB |
| Chip lithography | 150 nm | 250 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt | 30 Watt |
ATI 9800 PRO Mac Edition has an age advantage of 3 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 66.7% more advanced lithography process.
3dfx Voodoo5 5500 AGP, on the other hand, has 100% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon 9800 PRO Mac Edition and 3dfx Voodoo5 5500 AGP. We've got no test results to judge.
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