ATI Radeon 9700 vs ATI Radeon X300 SE HyperMemory
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | R300 | RV370 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | R300 9700 (215R8CBKA13F) | — |
| Architecture | Rage 8 | Rage 9 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 150 nm | 110 nm |
| Number of transistors | 110 million | 107 million |
| Die size | 215 mm² | 74 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Jul 1st, 2002 | Oct 25th, 2006 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Radeon R300 | Radeon R300 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | AGP 8x | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 1 in our database | 11 in our database |
| Predecessor | Radeon R200 | Radeon R200 |
| Successor | Radeon R400 AGP | Radeon R400 AGP |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 275 MHz | 325 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 270 MHz 540 Mbps effective | 300 MHz 600 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 128 MB | 128 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR | DDR |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 64 bit |
| Bandwidth | 17.28 GB/s | 4.800 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 8 | 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 4 | 2 |
| TMUs | 8 | 4 |
| ROPs | 8 | 4 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 2.200 GPixel/s | 1.300 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 275.0 MVertices/s | 162.5 MVertices/s |
| Texture rate | 2.200 GTexel/s | 1.300 GTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 37 W | 30 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | Floppy | — |
| Board number | 942 | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0 (9_0) | 9.0 |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Pixel shader | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Vertex shader | 2.0 | 2.0 |
