ATI Mobility Radeon 9600 vs NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra Mac Edition
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | M10 | NV34 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Rage 8 | Rankine |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 130 nm | 150 nm |
| Number of transistors | 76 million | 45 million |
| Die size | 92 mm² | 124 mm² |
| GPU variant | — | 5200 Ultra |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | Jun 1st, 2004 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | M1x (Mobility 9000) | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | AGP 8x | — |
| Reviews | 2 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | M9 | — |
| Successor | M2x | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 300 MHz | 325 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 200 MHz 400 Mbps effective | 325 MHz 650 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 128 MB | 128 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR | DDR |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 3.200 GB/s | 10.40 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 4 | 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 2 | 3 |
| TMUs | 4 | 4 |
| ROPs | 4 | 4 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 1.200 GPixel/s | 1.300 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 150.0 MVertices/s | 243.8 MVertices/s |
| Texture rate | 1.200 GTexel/s | 1.300 GTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| TDP | unknown | unknown |
|---|---|---|
| Outputs | No outputs | 2x DVI |
| Slot width | — | Single-slot |
| Length | — | 171 mm 6.7 inches |
| Suggested PSU | — | 200 W |
| Power connectors | — | None |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0 (9_0) | 9.0a |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.0 | 1.5 |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Pixel shader | 2.0 | 2.0a |
| Vertex shader | 2.0 | 2.0a |
Other Features
Graphics Card
| Release date | — | Mar 6th, 2003 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce FX |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | AGP Pro 8x |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 4 Ti |
| Successor | — | GeForce 6 AGP |
