ATI Radeon 9700 PRO vs ATI Radeon HD 3850 AGP
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | R300 | RV670 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | R300 9700 PRO (215R8CBGA13F) | RV670 PRO (215-0708003) |
| Architecture | Rage 8 | TeraScale |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 150 nm | 55 nm |
| Number of transistors | 110 million | 666 million |
| Die size | 215 mm² | 192 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Jul 1st, 2002 | Jan 3rd, 2008 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Radeon R300 | Radeon R600 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | AGP 8x | AGP 8x |
| Reviews | 1 in our database | 71 in our database |
| Predecessor | Radeon R200 | Radeon R500 PCIe |
| Successor | Radeon R400 AGP | Radeon R700 |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 325 MHz | 668 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 310 MHz 620 Mbps effective | 828 MHz 1656 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 128 MB | 512 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 19.84 GB/s | 52.99 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 8 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 4 | — |
| TMUs | 8 | 16 |
| ROPs | 8 | 16 |
| Shading units | — | 320 |
| Compute units | — | 4 |
| Cache L2 | — | 256 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 2.600 GPixel/s | 10.69 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 325.0 MVertices/s | — |
| Texture rate | 2.600 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 | unknown | 75 W |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 250 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video | 2x DVI1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | Floppy | 1x 8-pin |
| Board number | 942 | 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 |
