ATI FireGL V3100 vs ATI Radeon X850 XT Platinum AGP
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 | R400 (2004−2008) | Rage 9 (2003−2006) |
| GPU code name | R481 | RV370 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 28 February 2005 (19 years ago) | 1 September 2004 (20 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 speed | 540 MHz | 391 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 160 million | 107 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 130 nm | 110 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 67 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 8.640 | 1.564 |
| ROPs | 16 | 4 |
| TMUs | 16 | 4 |
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 8x | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x Molex | None |
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 | GDDR3 | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 128 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 590 MHz | 196 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 37.76 GB/s | 3.136 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 Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0b (9_2) | 9.0 |
| OpenGL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 28 February 2005 | 1 September 2004 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 128 MB |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 110 nm |
ATI X850 XT Platinum AGP has an age advantage of 5 months, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
ATI FireGL V3100, on the other hand, has a 18.2% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon X850 XT Platinum AGP and FireGL V3100. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon X850 XT Platinum AGP is a desktop card while FireGL V3100 is a workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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