ATI Radeon 9600 XT vs ATI Radeon HD 3850 AGP
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | RV360 | RV670 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | RV360 XT (215R9JCGA13F) | RV670 PRO (215-0708003) |
| Architecture | Rage 9 | TeraScale |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 130 nm | 55 nm |
| Number of transistors | 60 million | 666 million |
| Die size | 76 mm² | 192 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Oct 1st, 2003 | Jan 3rd, 2008 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Radeon R300 | Radeon R600 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | AGP 8x | AGP 8x |
| Reviews | 14 in our database | 71 in our database |
| Predecessor | Radeon R200 | Radeon R500 PCIe |
| Successor | Radeon R400 AGP | Radeon R700 |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 500 MHz | 668 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 300 MHz 600 Mbps effective | 828 MHz 1656 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 128 MB | 512 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 9.600 GB/s | 52.99 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 4 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 2 | — |
| TMUs | 4 | 16 |
| ROPs | 4 | 16 |
| Shading units | — | 320 |
| Compute units | — | 4 |
| Cache L2 | — | 256 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 2.000 GPixel/s | 10.69 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 250.0 MVertices/s | — |
| Texture rate | 2.000 GTexel/s | 10.69 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | — | 427.5 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | — | 85.50 GFLOPS (1:5) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 22 W | 75 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 250 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video | 2x DVI1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | None | 1x 8-pin |
| Board number | A034 | B340 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0 (9_0) | 10.1 (10_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.0 | 3.3 (full) 4.0 (partial) |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Pixel shader | 2.0 | — |
| Vertex shader | 2.0 | — |
| Shader model | — | 4.1 |
