ATI Radeon 9250 vs NVIDIA GeForce2 GTS
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | RV280 | NV15 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | 215C78AVA12PH | GeForce2 GTS |
| Architecture | Rage 7 | Celsius |
| Foundry | UMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 150 nm | 150 nm |
| Number of transistors | 36 million | 25 million |
| Die size | 98 mm² | 88 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Mar 1st, 2004 | Apr 26th, 2000 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Radeon R200 | GeForce 2 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | AGP 8x | AGP 4x |
| Reviews | 7 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | Radeon R100 | GeForce 2 MX |
| Successor | Radeon R300 | GeForce 3 |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 240 MHz | 200 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 200 MHz 400 Mbps effective | 166 MHz 332 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 64 MB | 32 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR | DDR |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 3.200 GB/s | 5.312 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 4 | 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 1 | 0 |
| TMUs | 4 | 8 |
| ROPs | 4 | 4 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 960.0 MPixel/s | 800.0 MPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 60.00 MVertices/s | — |
| Texture rate | 960.0 MTexel/s | 1.600 GTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | unknown | unknown |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video | 1x VGA |
| Power connectors | None | None |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 8.1 | 7.0 |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Pixel shader | 1.4 | 0.5 |
| Vertex shader | 1.1 | — |
