Matrox G450 vs ATI Rage 128 PRO Ultra

Comparative analysis of Matrox G450 and ATI Rage 128 PRO Ultra videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory.

Matrox G450

ATI Rage 128 PRO Ultra

Differences

Reasons to consider the Matrox G450

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 180 nm vs 250 nm
2.6x more memory clock speed: 332 MHz vs 130 MHz

Launch date	1 January 2001 vs 1 August 1999
Manufacturing process technology	180 nm vs 250 nm
Memory clock speed	332 MHz vs 130 MHz

Reasons to consider the ATI Rage 128 PRO Ultra

Around 4% higher core clock speed: 130 MHz vs 125 MHz
Around 4% higher texture fill rate: 260.0 MTexel / s vs 250.0 MTexel / s

Core clock speed	130 MHz vs 125 MHz
Texture fill rate	260.0 MTexel / s vs 250.0 MTexel / s

Compare specifications (specs)

	Matrox G450	ATI Rage 128 PRO Ultra
Essentials
Architecture	G400	Rage 4
Code name	Condor	Rage 4
Launch date	1 January 2001	1 August 1999
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Technical info
Core clock speed	125 MHz	130 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	180 nm	250 nm
Texture fill rate	250.0 MTexel / s	260.0 MTexel / s
Transistor count	10 million	8 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x VGA	1x VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCI	AGP 4x
Length	150 mm
Supplementary power connectors		None
API support
DirectX	6.0	6.0
OpenGL	None	1.2
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	32 MB	32 MB
Memory bandwidth	2.656 GB / s	1.04 GB / s
Memory bus width	64 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	332 MHz	130 MHz
Memory type	DDR	SDR