ATI Radeon 9550 SE vs ATI Radeon 9800 SE
Comparative analysis of ATI Radeon 9550 SE and ATI Radeon 9800 SE 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.
Differences
Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon 9550 SE
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 130 nm vs 150 nm
Manufacturing process technology | 130 nm vs 150 nm |
Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon 9800 SE
- Around 32% higher core clock speed: 331 MHz vs 250 MHz
- Around 32% higher texture fill rate: 1.324 GTexel / s vs 1 GTexel / s
- 2x more maximum memory size: 128 MB vs 64 MB
- Around 45% higher memory clock speed: 580 MHz vs 400 MHz
Core clock speed | 331 MHz vs 250 MHz |
Texture fill rate | 1.324 GTexel / s vs 1 GTexel / s |
Maximum memory size | 128 MB vs 64 MB |
Memory clock speed | 580 MHz vs 400 MHz |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: ATI Radeon 9550 SE
GPU 2: ATI Radeon 9800 SE
Name | ATI Radeon 9550 SE | ATI Radeon 9800 SE |
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PassMark - G3D Mark | 24 | |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 131 |
Compare specifications (specs)
ATI Radeon 9550 SE | ATI Radeon 9800 SE | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | Rage 8 | Rage 8 |
Code name | RV350 | R350 |
Launch date | 1 March 2003 | 1 March 2003 |
Place in performance rating | not rated | 1207 |
Type | Desktop | Desktop |
Technical info |
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Core clock speed | 250 MHz | 331 MHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 130 nm | 150 nm |
Texture fill rate | 1 GTexel / s | 1.324 GTexel / s |
Transistor count | 76 million | 117 million |
Video outputs and ports |
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Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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Interface | AGP 8x | AGP 8x |
Supplementary power connectors | None | Floppy |
API support |
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DirectX | 9.0 | 9.0 |
OpenGL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Memory |
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Maximum RAM amount | 64 MB | 128 MB |
Memory bandwidth | 3.2 GB / s | 9.28 GB / s |
Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 400 MHz | 580 MHz |
Memory type | DDR | DDR |