ATI Fire GL1 vs ATI Fire GL2

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureIBM (1999−2001)IBM (1999−2001)
GPU code nameGT1000IBM
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date1 June 2000 (24 years ago)1 March 1999 (25 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,199 $999

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Core clock speed205 MHz45 MHz
Manufacturing process technology250 nm250 nm
Texture fill rate0.210.05
ROPs11
TMUs11

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfaceAGP 4xAGP 2x
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeDDRSDR
Maximum RAM amount64 MB32 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed120 MHz100 MHz
Memory bandwidth7.68 GB/s3.2 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video1x VGA

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX6.06.0
OpenGL1.21.2
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 June 2000 1 March 1999
Maximum RAM amount 64 MB 32 MB

ATI Fire GL2 has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

We couldn't decide between Fire GL2 and Fire GL1. We've got no test results to judge.


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