ATI Radeon 9500 PRO vs ATI Radeon X1950 PRO AGP
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | R300 | RV570 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | R300 9500 PRO (215R8ABGA13F) | RV570 XT (215PADAKA12FG) |
| Architecture | Rage 8 | R500 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 150 nm | 80 nm |
| Number of transistors | 110 million | 330 million |
| Die size | 215 mm² | 230 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Oct 1st, 2002 | Oct 25th, 2006 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Radeon R300 | Radeon R500 AGP |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | AGP 8x | AGP 8x |
| Reviews | 2 in our database | 144 in our database |
| Predecessor | Radeon R200 | Radeon R400 AGP |
| Successor | Radeon R400 AGP | Radeon R600 |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 275 MHz | 575 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 270 MHz 540 Mbps effective | 690 MHz 1380 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 128 MB | 512 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 8.640 GB/s | 44.16 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 8 | 36 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 4 | 8 |
| TMUs | 8 | 12 |
| ROPs | 8 | 12 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 2.200 GPixel/s | 6.900 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 275.0 MVertices/s | 1.150 GVertices/s |
| Texture rate | 2.200 GTexel/s | 6.900 GTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | unknown | 66 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 250 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video | 2x DVI1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | None | 2x Molex |
| Board number | A056 | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0 (9_0) | 9.0c (9_3) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.0 | 2.1 (full) 3.0 (partial) |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Pixel shader | 2.0 | — |
| Vertex shader | 2.0 | — |
| Shader model | — | 3.0 |
