ATI Radeon 9700 PRO vs NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | R300 | NV34B |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | R300 9700 PRO (215R8CBGA13F) | FX 5500 |
| Architecture | Rage 8 | Rankine |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 150 nm | 150 nm |
| Number of transistors | 110 million | 45 million |
| Die size | 215 mm² | 91 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Jul 1st, 2002 | Mar 17th, 2004 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Radeon R300 | GeForce FX |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | AGP 8x | AGP 8x |
| Reviews | 1 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | Radeon R200 | GeForce 4 Ti |
| Successor | Radeon R400 AGP | GeForce 6 AGP |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 325 MHz | 270 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 310 MHz 620 Mbps effective | 166 MHz 332 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 128 MB | 64 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | DDR | DDR |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 19.84 GB/s | 5.312 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 8 | 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 4 | 2 |
| TMUs | 8 | 4 |
| ROPs | 8 | 4 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 2.600 GPixel/s | 1.080 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 325.0 MVertices/s | 135.0 MVertices/s |
| Texture rate | 2.600 GTexel/s | 1.080 GTexel/s |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | unknown | unknown |
| Suggested PSU | 200 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | Floppy | None |
| Board number | 942 | — |
| Length | — | 152 mm 6 inches |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0 (9_0) | 9.0a |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.0 | 1.5 |
| OpenCL | — | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Pixel shader | 2.0 | 2.0a |
| Vertex shader | 2.0 | 2.0a |
