ATI Radeon 9000 PRO Mac Edition vs NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4600
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | RV250 | NV25 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | RV250 9000 PRO (215R7BCGA12H) | Ti 4600 |
| Architecture | Rage 7 | Kelvin |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 150 nm | 150 nm |
| Number of transistors | 36 million | 63 million |
| Die size | 97 mm² | 142 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Mar 14th, 2004 | Feb 6th, 2002 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Radeon R200 | GeForce 4 Ti |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | AGP 4x | AGP 4x |
| Predecessor | Radeon R100 | GeForce 4 MX |
| Successor | Radeon R300 | GeForce FX |
| Launch price | — | 399 USD |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 275 MHz | 300 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 275 MHz 550 Mbps effective | 324 MHz 648 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 64 MB | 128 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR | DDR |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 8.800 GB/s | 10.37 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 4 | 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 1 | 2 |
| TMUs | 4 | 8 |
| ROPs | 4 | 4 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 1.100 GPixel/s | 1.200 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 68.75 MVertices/s | 150.0 MVertices/s |
| Texture rate | 1.100 GTexel/s | 2.400 GTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 28 W | unknown |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 2x DVI | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | None | None |
| Length | — | 216 mm 8.5 inches |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 8.1 | 8.1 |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Pixel shader | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| Vertex shader | 1.1 | 1.1 |
