ATI Radeon 9600 PRO vs NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 XT PCI
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | RV350 | NV31 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | RV350 PRO (215R8JAGA12F) | 5600 XT |
| Architecture | Rage 8 | Rankine |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 130 nm | 130 nm |
| Number of transistors | 60 million | 80 million |
| Die size | 76 mm² | 121 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Oct 1st, 2003 | Mar 17th, 2003 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Radeon R300 | GeForce FX |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | AGP 8x | PCI |
| Reviews | 14 in our database | 2 in our database |
| Predecessor | Radeon R200 | GeForce 4 Ti |
| Successor | Radeon R400 AGP | GeForce 6 AGP |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 400 MHz | 235 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 300 MHz 600 Mbps effective | 200 MHz 400 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 128 MB | 64 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR | DDR |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 9.600 GB/s | 6.400 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 4 | 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 2 | 2 |
| TMUs | 4 | 4 |
| ROPs | 4 | 4 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 1.600 GPixel/s | 940.0 MPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 200.0 MVertices/s | 117.5 MVertices/s |
| Texture rate | 1.600 GTexel/s | 940.0 MTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 18 W | unknown |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video | 1x DVI |
| Power connectors | None | None |
| Board number | 852 | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0 (9_0) | 9.0a |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Pixel shader | 2.0 | 2.0a |
| Vertex shader | 2.0 | 2.0a |
