ATI Radeon 8500 vs NVIDIA GeForce 256 DDR
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | R200 | NV10 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | 215R7AAGA13H | — |
| Architecture | Rage 7 | Celsius |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 150 nm | 220 nm |
| Number of transistors | 60 million | 17 million |
| Die size | 120 mm² | 139 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Aug 14th, 2001 | Dec 23rd, 1999 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Radeon R200 | GeForce 256 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | AGP 4x | AGP 4x |
| Predecessor | Radeon R100 | TNT2 |
| Successor | Radeon R300 | GeForce 2 |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 275 MHz | 120 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 275 MHz 550 Mbps effective | 150 MHz 300 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 64 MB | 32 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR | DDR |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 8.800 GB/s | 4.800 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 4 | 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 2 | 0 |
| TMUs | 8 | 4 |
| ROPs | 4 | 4 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 1.100 GPixel/s | 480.0 MPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 137.5 MVertices/s | — |
| Texture rate | 2.200 GTexel/s | 480.0 MTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 23 W | unknown |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video | 1x VGA |
| Power connectors | None | None |
| Board number | 857 | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 8.1 | 7.0 |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Pixel shader | 1.4 | — |
| Vertex shader | 1.1 | — |
