ATI VGA Wonder vs ATI FireGL 8800
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Rage 7 (2001−2006) | Wonder (1990−1992) |
| GPU code name | R200 | 18800-1 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 14 August 2001 (23 years ago) | 5 February 1990 (35 years ago) |
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 speed | 300 MHz | 10 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 60 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 150 nm | 800 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 2.400 | no data |
| ROPs | 4 | 1 |
| TMUs | 8 | no data |
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).
| Interface | AGP 4x | PCI |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
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 type | DDR | DRAM |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 256 KB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 32 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 290 MHz | 10 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 9.28 GB/s | 40 MB/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 Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x VGA | 1x VGA |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 8.1 | N/A |
| OpenGL | 1.4 | N/A |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 14 August 2001 | 5 February 1990 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 256 KB |
| Chip lithography | 150 nm | 800 nm |
ATI FireGL 8800 has an age advantage of 11 years, a 51100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 433.3% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between FireGL 8800 and VGA Wonder. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FireGL 8800 is a workstation graphics card while VGA Wonder is a desktop one.
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