ATI Rage XL PCI vs ATI Rage 128 GL PCI

Comparative analysis of ATI Rage XL PCI and ATI Rage 128 GL PCI videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory.

ATI Rage XL PCI

ATI Rage 128 GL PCI

Differences

Reasons to consider the ATI Rage XL PCI

Videocard is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later

Launch date	11 January 1999 vs 1 August 1998

Reasons to consider the ATI Rage 128 GL PCI

Around 24% higher core clock speed: 103 MHz vs 83 MHz
2.5x more texture fill rate: 206.0 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
Around 23% higher memory clock speed: 103 MHz vs 84 MHz

Core clock speed	103 MHz vs 83 MHz
Texture fill rate	206.0 MTexel / s vs 83 MTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology	250 nm vs 350 nm
Maximum memory size	32 MB vs 8 MB
Memory clock speed	103 MHz vs 84 MHz

Compare specifications (specs)

	ATI Rage XL PCI	ATI Rage 128 GL PCI
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	103 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	350 nm	250 nm
Texture fill rate	83 MTexel / s	206.0 MTexel / s
Transistor count	8 million	8 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x VGA	1x VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCI	PCI
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	1.648 GB / s
Memory bus width	32 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	84 MHz	103 MHz
Memory type	SDR	SDR