ATI 3D Rage PRO Turbo vs ATI Radeon 9800 XT

VS

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1424not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.17no data
ArchitectureRage 9 (2003−2006)no data
GPU code nameR360Rage Pro Turbo
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date1 October 2003 (21 year 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 speed412 MHz75 MHz
Number of transistors117 million8 million
Manufacturing process technology150 nm350 nm
Power consumption (TDP)60 Wattno data
Texture fill rate3.2960.08
ROPs81
TMUs81

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 8xAGP 2x
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x Molexno data

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 typeDDRSDR
Maximum RAM amount256 MB4 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed365 MHz75 MHz
Memory bandwidth23.36 GB/s600 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video1x VGA

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.06.0
OpenGL2.01.1
OpenCLN/ANone
VulkanN/A-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 October 2003 1 March 1997
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 4 MB
Chip lithography 150 nm 350 nm

ATI 9800 XT has an age advantage of 6 years, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Radeon 9800 XT and 3D Rage PRO Turbo. We've got no test results to judge.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite graphics card.


ATI Radeon 9800 XT
Radeon 9800 XT
ATI 3D Rage PRO Turbo
3D Rage PRO Turbo

Comparisons with similar GPUs

We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.

Community ratings

Here you can see the user ratings of the compared graphics cards, as well as rate them yourself.


4.3 15 votes

Rate Radeon 9800 XT on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
5 1 vote

Rate 3D Rage PRO Turbo on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about this comparison, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.