ATI 3D Rage PRO AGP vs NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GS
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Rage 3 | NV40 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | 215R3DUA22 | — |
| Architecture | Rage 3 | Curie |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 350 nm | 130 nm |
| Number of transistors | 8 million | 222 million |
| Die size | 47 mm² | 287 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Mar 1st, 1997 | Dec 8th, 2005 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Rage 3 | GeForce 6 AGP |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | AGP 2x | AGP 8x |
| Predecessor | Rage 2 | GeForce FX |
| Successor | Rage 4 | GeForce 7 AGP |
| Reviews | — | 115 in our database |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 75 MHz | 350 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 75 MHz | 500 MHz 1000 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 2 MB | 256 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | SDR | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 600.0 MB/s | 32.00 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 1 | 12 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 0 | 5 |
| TMUs | 1 | 12 |
| ROPs | 1 | 12 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 75.00 MPixel/s | 4.200 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 75.00 MTexel/s | 4.200 GTexel/s |
| Vertex rate | — | 437.5 MVertices/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | unknown | unknown |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 1x VGA | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video |
| Board number | 462 | P201 |
| Power connectors | — | 1x Molex |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 6.0 | 9.0c (9_3) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Pixel shader | — | — |
| Vertex shader | — | — |
| Shader model | — | 3.0 |
