ATI GameCube GPU vs ATI FireGL 8700

Comparative analysis of ATI GameCube GPU and ATI FireGL 8700 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory.

ATI GameCube GPU

ATI FireGL 8700

Differences

Reasons to consider the ATI GameCube GPU

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
324x more texture fill rate: 648 MTexel / s vs 2 GTexel / s

Launch date	14 September 2001 vs 14 August 2001
Texture fill rate	648 MTexel / s vs 2 GTexel / s

Reasons to consider the ATI FireGL 8700

Around 54% higher core clock speed: 250 MHz vs 162 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 150 nm vs 180 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 64 MB vs 16 MB
3.3x more memory clock speed: 540 MHz vs 162 MHz

Core clock speed	250 MHz vs 162 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	150 nm vs 180 nm
Maximum memory size	64 MB vs 16 MB
Memory clock speed	540 MHz vs 162 MHz

Compare specifications (specs)

	ATI GameCube GPU	ATI FireGL 8700
Essentials
Architecture	Rage 6	Rage 7
Code name	Flipper	R200
Launch date	14 September 2001	14 August 2001
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Type	Desktop	Workstation
Technical info
Core clock speed	162 MHz	250 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	180 nm	150 nm
Texture fill rate	648 MTexel / s	2 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt
Transistor count	51 million	60 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	IGP	AGP 4x
Supplementary power connectors		None
API support
DirectX	N / A	8.1
OpenGL	N / A	1.4
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	16 MB	64 MB
Memory bandwidth	1.296 GB / s	8.64 GB / s
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	162 MHz	540 MHz
Memory type	SDR	DDR