ATI FireGL T2-128 vs ATI Radeon 9800 PRO

Comparative analysis of ATI FireGL T2-128 and ATI Radeon 9800 PRO videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark.

ATI FireGL T2-128

ATI Radeon 9800 PRO

Differences

Reasons to consider the ATI FireGL T2-128

Around 5% higher core clock speed: 398 MHz vs 380 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 130 nm vs 150 nm
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 178 vs 175

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	398 MHz vs 380 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm vs 150 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	178 vs 175

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon 9800 PRO

Around 90% higher texture fill rate: 3.04 GTexel / s vs 1.6 GTexel / s
Around 14% higher memory clock speed: 680 MHz vs 594 MHz
2.1x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 66 vs 31

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	3.04 GTexel / s vs 1.6 GTexel / s
Memory clock speed	680 MHz vs 594 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	66 vs 31

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: ATI FireGL T2-128
GPU 2: ATI Radeon 9800 PRO

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

178

175

Name	ATI FireGL T2-128	ATI Radeon 9800 PRO
PassMark - G3D Mark	31	66
PassMark - G2D Mark	178	175

Compare specifications (specs)

	ATI FireGL T2-128	ATI Radeon 9800 PRO
Essentials
Architecture	Rage 8	Rage 9
Code name	RV350	R360
Launch date	1 October 2003	1 October 2003
Place in performance rating	977	978
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$399
Technical info
Core clock speed	398 MHz	380 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	150 nm
Texture fill rate	1.6 GTexel / s	3.04 GTexel / s
Transistor count	76 million	117 million
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		47 Watt
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video	1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	AGP 8x	AGP 8x
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x Molex
API support
DirectX	9.0	9.0
OpenGL	2.0	2.0
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	128 MB	128 MB
Memory bandwidth	10.24 GB / s	21.76 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	594 MHz	680 MHz
Memory type	DDR	DDR