Rage XL vs Rage 128 GL

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Rage 4 (1998−1999)	Rage 3 (1997−1998)
GPU code name	Rage 4	Rage 3
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	1 August 1998 (25 years ago)	1 August 1998 (25 years ago)
Current price	$25	$19.14

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Core clock speed	80 MHz	125 MHz
Number of transistors	8 million	8 million
Manufacturing process technology	250 nm	350 nm
Texture fill rate	0.16	0.13

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 2x	PCI
Width	1-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	SDR	SDR
Maximum RAM amount	32 MB	8 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	60 MHz	83 MHz
Memory bandwidth	960.0 MB/s	664.0 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 Connectors

1x VGA

1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX	6.0	6.0
OpenGL	1.2	1.1
OpenCL	N/A	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/A

Pros & cons summary

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Maximum RAM amount	32 MB	8 MB
Chip lithography	250 nm	350 nm

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