ATI 3D Rage PRO Turbo vs ATI Rage Fury MAXX
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 4 (1998−1999) | no data |
| GPU code name | Rage 4 | Rage Pro Turbo |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 October 1999 (26 years ago) | 1 March 1997 (28 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 | 125 MHz | 75 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 8 million | 8 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 250 nm | 350 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 0.25 ×2 | 0.08 |
| ROPs | 2 ×2 | 1 |
| TMUs | 2 ×2 | 1 |
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 4x | AGP 2x |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no 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 type | SDR | SDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 MB ×2 | 4 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit ×2 | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 143 MHz | 75 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 1.144 GB/s ×2 | 600 MB/s |
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 | 1x VGA | 1x VGA |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| OpenGL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | N/A | None |
| Vulkan | N/A | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 October 1999 | 1 March 1997 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 MB | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 250 nm | 350 nm |
ATI Rage Fury MAXX has an age advantage of 2 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Rage Fury MAXX and 3D Rage PRO Turbo. We've got no test results to judge.
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