ATI 3D Rage PRO AGP vs GeForce Go 6100
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 | no data | Rage 3 (1997−1998) |
| GPU code name | C51MV | Rage 3 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 February 2006 (18 years ago) | 1 March 1997 (27 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.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 3 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 1 MHz | 75 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 425 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 8 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 110 nm | 350 nm |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 0.08 |
| ROPs | no data | 1 |
| TMUs | no data | 1 |
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 | no data | AGP 2x |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
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 | shared Memory | SDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 2 MB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 75 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 600.0 MB/s |
| Shared memory | + | no data |
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 | no data | 1x VGA |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | shared Memory | 6.0 |
| OpenGL | no data | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | no data | N/A |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 February 2006 | 1 March 1997 |
| Chip lithography | 110 nm | 350 nm |
Go 6100 has an age advantage of 8 years, and a 218.2% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce Go 6100 and 3D Rage PRO AGP. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce Go 6100 is a notebook card while 3D Rage PRO AGP is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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