ATI Rage XL PCI vs ATI Rage 128 GL

Comparative analysis of ATI Rage XL PCI and ATI Rage 128 GL 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 Rage XL PCI

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
  • Around 4% higher core clock speed: 83 MHz vs 80 MHz
  • Around 40% higher memory clock speed: 84 MHz vs 60 MHz
Launch date 11 January 1999 vs 1 August 1998
Core clock speed 83 MHz vs 80 MHz
Memory clock speed 84 MHz vs 60 MHz

Reasons to consider the ATI Rage 128 GL

  • Around 93% higher texture fill rate: 160.0 MTexel / s vs 83 MTexel / s
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 250 nm vs 350 nm
  • 4x more maximum memory size: 32 MB vs 8 MB
Texture fill rate 160.0 MTexel / s vs 83 MTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology 250 nm vs 350 nm
Maximum memory size 32 MB vs 8 MB

Compare specifications (specs)

ATI Rage XL PCI ATI Rage 128 GL

Essentials

Architecture Rage 3
Code name Rage 3 Rage 128 GL
Launch date 11 January 1999 1 August 1998
Place in performance rating not rated not rated
Type Desktop Desktop

Technical info

Core clock speed 83 MHz 80 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 350 nm 250 nm
Texture fill rate 83 MTexel / s 160.0 MTexel / s
Transistor count 8 million 8 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x VGA 1x VGA

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCI AGP 2x
Supplementary power connectors None None

API support

DirectX 6.0 6.0
OpenGL 1.1 1.2

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 8 MB 32 MB
Memory bandwidth 336.0 MB / s 960 MB / s
Memory bus width 32 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 84 MHz 60 MHz
Memory type SDR SDR

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