ATI FireGL 9700 X1-256p vs NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT Mac Edition
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | R300 | G84 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | R300 GL | G84-303-A2 |
| Architecture | Rage 8 | Tesla |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 150 nm | 80 nm |
| Number of transistors | 110 million | 289 million |
| Die size | 215 mm² | 169 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Jul 1st, 2002 | Apr 17th, 2007 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | FireGL | GeForce 8 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | AGP Pro 8x | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 1 in our database | 183 in our database |
| Launch price | — | 159 USD |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 7 PCIe |
| Successor | — | GeForce 9 |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 324 MHz | 600 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 276 MHz 552 Mbps effective | 750 MHz 1500 Mbps effective |
| Shader clock | — | 1450 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 256 MB | 128 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 17.66 GB/s | 24.00 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 8 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 4 | — |
| TMUs | 8 | 16 |
| ROPs | 8 | 8 |
| Shading units | — | 32 |
| SM count | — | 4 |
| Cache L2 | — | 32 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 2.592 GPixel/s | 4.800 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 324.0 MVertices/s | — |
| Texture rate | 2.592 GTexel/s | 9.600 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | — | 92.80 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 37 W | 47 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video | 2x DVI |
| Power connectors | None | None |
| Board number | 990-00 | P402 |
| Length | — | 170 mm 6.7 inches |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0 (9_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.0 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | — | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Pixel shader | 2.0 | — |
| Vertex shader | 2.0 | — |
| CUDA | — | 1.1 |
| Shader model | — | 4.0 |
