RTX A3000 Mobile 12 GB vs ATI Rage PRO Turbo 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 | Rage 3 (1997−1998) | Ampere (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | Rage 3 Turbo | GA104 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 March 1997 (27 years ago) | 12 April 2021 (3 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.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | no data | 4096 |
| Core clock speed | 75 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1170 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 8 million | 17,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 350 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 70 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 0.08 | 149.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 9.585 gflops |
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 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Width | 1-slot | 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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 MB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 75 MHz | 14 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | 600.0 MB/s | 336.0 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 VGA | Portable Device Dependent |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 6.0 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 1.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 March 1997 | 12 April 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 MB | 12 GB |
| Chip lithography | 350 nm | 8 nm |
RTX A3000 Mobile 12 GB has an age advantage of 24 years, a 307100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 4275% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Rage PRO Turbo AGP and RTX A3000 Mobile 12 GB. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Rage PRO Turbo AGP is a desktop card while RTX A3000 Mobile 12 GB is a notebook one.
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