ATI Radeon 9000 PRO Mac Edition vs NVIDIA GeForce 6100 + nForce 420
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | RV250 | C61 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | RV250 9000 PRO (215R7BCGA12H) | NF-6100-420-N-A2 |
| Architecture | Rage 7 | Curie |
| Foundry | TSMC | — |
| Manufacturing process | 150 nm | 90 nm |
| Number of transistors | 36 million | unknown |
| Die size | 97 mm² | unknown |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Mar 14th, 2004 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Radeon R200 | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | AGP 4x | — |
| Predecessor | Radeon R100 | — |
| Successor | Radeon R300 | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 275 MHz | 425 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 275 MHz 550 Mbps effective | System Shared |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 64 MB | System Shared |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | System Shared |
| Bandwidth | 8.800 GB/s | System Dependent |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 4 | 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 1 | 1 |
| TMUs | 4 | 1 |
| ROPs | 4 | 1 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 1.100 GPixel/s | 425.0 MPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 68.75 MVertices/s | 106.3 MVertices/s |
| Texture rate | 1.100 GTexel/s | 425.0 MTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | IGP |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 28 W | unknown |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | — |
| Outputs | 2x DVI | No outputs |
| Power connectors | None | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 8.1 | 9.0c (9_3) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 1.4 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Pixel shader | 1.4 | — |
| Vertex shader | 1.1 | — |
| Shader model | — | 3.0 |
Other Features
Integrated Graphics
| Release date | — | Oct 11th, 2004 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 6 IGP |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | PCI |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 4 MX IGP |
| Successor | — | GeForce 7 IGP |
