ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 SE vs NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 Ultra
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | M10 | NV35 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Rage 8 | Rankine |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 130 nm | 130 nm |
| Number of transistors | 76 million | 135 million |
| Die size | 92 mm² | 207 mm² |
| GPU variant | — | FX 5900 Ultra |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | Jun 1st, 2004 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | M1x (Mobility 9000) | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | AGP 4x | — |
| Reviews | 2 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | M9 | — |
| Successor | M2x | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 250 MHz | 450 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 200 MHz 400 Mbps effective | 425 MHz 850 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 128 MB | 256 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR | DDR |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 3.200 GB/s | 27.20 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 4 | 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 2 | 3 |
| TMUs | 4 | 8 |
| ROPs | 4 | 4 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 1.000 GPixel/s | 1.800 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 125.0 MVertices/s | 337.5 MVertices/s |
| Texture rate | 1.000 GTexel/s | 3.600 GTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| TDP | unknown | 59 W |
|---|---|---|
| Outputs | No outputs | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video |
| Slot width | — | Dual-slot |
| Length | — | 218 mm 8.6 inches |
| Suggested PSU | — | 250 W |
| Power connectors | — | 1x Molex |
| Board number | — | P172 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0 (9_0) | 9.0a |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.0 | 1.5 (2.1) |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Pixel shader | 2.0 | 2.0a |
| Vertex shader | 2.0 | 2.0a |
Other Features
Graphics Card
| Release date | — | Oct 23rd, 2003 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce FX |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Launch price | — | 499 USD |
| Interface | — | AGP 8x |
| Reviews | — | 11 in our database |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 4 Ti |
| Successor | — | GeForce 6 AGP |
