ATI Radeon 7000 Mac Edition PCI vs ATI Radeon 9800 PRO Mac Edition
Comparative analysis of ATI Radeon 7000 Mac Edition PCI and ATI Radeon 9800 PRO Mac Edition videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory.
Differences
Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon 7000 Mac Edition PCI
- 181.5x more texture fill rate: 549 MTexel / s vs 3.024 GTexel / s
- 2.6x lower typical power consumption: 23 Watt vs 60 Watt
Texture fill rate | 549 MTexel / s vs 3.024 GTexel / s |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 23 Watt vs 60 Watt |
Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon 9800 PRO Mac Edition
- 2.1x more core clock speed: 378 MHz vs 183 MHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 150 nm vs 180 nm
- 4x more maximum memory size: 128 MB vs 32 MB
- Around 85% higher memory clock speed: 676 MHz vs 366 MHz
Core clock speed | 378 MHz vs 183 MHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 150 nm vs 180 nm |
Maximum memory size | 128 MB vs 32 MB |
Memory clock speed | 676 MHz vs 366 MHz |
Compare specifications (specs)
ATI Radeon 7000 Mac Edition PCI | ATI Radeon 9800 PRO Mac Edition | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | Rage 6 | Rage 9 |
Code name | RV100 | R360 |
Launch date | 14 March 2004 | 4 March 2004 |
Place in performance rating | not rated | not rated |
Type | Desktop | Desktop |
Technical info |
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Core clock speed | 183 MHz | 378 MHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 180 nm | 150 nm |
Texture fill rate | 549 MTexel / s | 3.024 GTexel / s |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 23 Watt | 60 Watt |
Transistor count | 30 million | 117 million |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video | 2x DVI |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Interface | PCI | AGP Pro 8x |
Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
API support |
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DirectX | 7.0 | 9.0 |
OpenGL | 1.3 | 2.0 |
Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | 32 MB | 128 MB |
Memory bandwidth | 2.928 GB / s | 21.63 GB / s |
Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 256 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 366 MHz | 676 MHz |
Memory type | DDR | DDR |