ATI Radeon 8500 XT vs ATI Radeon IGP 330M
Comparative analysis of ATI Radeon 8500 XT and ATI Radeon IGP 330M 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 8500 XT
- Videocard is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
- Around 64% higher core clock speed: 300 MHz vs 183 MHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 150 nm vs 180 nm
| Launch date | 1 June 2002 vs 1 May 2002 |
| Core clock speed | 300 MHz vs 183 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 150 nm vs 180 nm |
Compare specifications (specs)
| ATI Radeon 8500 XT | ATI Radeon IGP 330M | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture | Rage 7 | Rage 6 |
| Code name | R250 | RS200 |
| Launch date | 1 June 2002 | 1 May 2002 |
| Place in performance rating | not rated | not rated |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
Technical info |
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| Core clock speed | 300 MHz | 183 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 150 nm | 180 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 2.4 GTexel / s | |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 25 Watt | |
| Transistor count | 60 million | 30 million |
Video outputs and ports |
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| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| Interface | AGP 4x | AGP 4x |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
API support |
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| DirectX | 8.1 | 7.0 |
| OpenGL | 1.4 | 1.4 |
Memory |
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| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | |
| Memory bandwidth | 9.6 GB / s | |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | |
| Memory clock speed | 600 MHz | |
| Memory type | DDR | |
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