ATI Radeon 9600 TX vs ATI Radeon 9800
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | R300 | R350 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | R300 9600 TX (215R8GAGA13F) | — |
| Architecture | Rage 8 | Rage 8 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 150 nm | 150 nm |
| Number of transistors | 110 million | 117 million |
| Die size | 215 mm² | 215 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Oct 7th, 2003 | Mar 1st, 2003 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Radeon R300 | Radeon R300 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | AGP 8x | AGP 8x |
| Reviews | 14 in our database | 20 in our database |
| Predecessor | Radeon R200 | Radeon R200 |
| Successor | Radeon R400 AGP | Radeon R400 AGP |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 297 MHz | 325 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 270 MHz 540 Mbps effective | 290 MHz 580 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 128 MB | 128 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR | DDR |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 8.640 GB/s | 18.56 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 8 | 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 4 | 4 |
| TMUs | 8 | 8 |
| ROPs | 8 | 8 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 2.376 GPixel/s | 2.600 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 297.0 MVertices/s | 325.0 MVertices/s |
| Texture rate | 2.376 GTexel/s | 2.600 GTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | unknown | 37 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 2x VGA1x S-Video | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | Floppy | 1x Molex |
| Board number | — | A075 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0 (9_0) | 9.0 (9_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Pixel shader | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Vertex shader | 2.0 | 2.0 |
