ATI Radeon 9600 vs ATI Radeon 9700 PRO
Comparative analysis of ATI Radeon 9600 and ATI Radeon 9700 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.
Differences
Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon 9600
- Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 130 nm vs 150 nm
- Around 1% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 150 vs 149
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 1 October 2003 vs 1 July 2002 |
Manufacturing process technology | 130 nm vs 150 nm |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 150 vs 149 |
Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon 9700 PRO
- 2x more texture fill rate: 2.6 GTexel / s vs 1.296 GTexel / s
- 2x more maximum memory size: 128 MB vs 64 MB
- Around 64% higher memory clock speed: 620 MHz vs 378 MHz
- 2.2x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 54 vs 25
Specifications (specs) | |
Core clock speed | 325 MHz vs 324 MHz |
Texture fill rate | 2.6 GTexel / s vs 1.296 GTexel / s |
Maximum memory size | 128 MB vs 64 MB |
Memory clock speed | 620 MHz vs 378 MHz |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - G3D Mark | 54 vs 25 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: ATI Radeon 9600
GPU 2: ATI Radeon 9700 PRO
PassMark - G3D Mark |
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PassMark - G2D Mark |
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Name | ATI Radeon 9600 | ATI Radeon 9700 PRO |
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PassMark - G3D Mark | 25 | 54 |
PassMark - G2D Mark | 150 | 149 |
Compare specifications (specs)
ATI Radeon 9600 | ATI Radeon 9700 PRO | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture | Rage 8 | Rage 8 |
Code name | RV350 | R300 |
Launch date | 1 October 2003 | 1 July 2002 |
Place in performance rating | 1100 | 1103 |
Type | Desktop | Desktop |
Technical info |
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Core clock speed | 324 MHz | 325 MHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 130 nm | 150 nm |
Texture fill rate | 1.296 GTexel / s | 2.6 GTexel / s |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 12 Watt | |
Transistor count | 76 million | 110 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 | 6.05 GB / s | 19.84 GB / s |
Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 378 MHz | 620 MHz |
Memory type | DDR | DDR |