ATI Mobility Radeon 7500C vs ATI 7500

Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureRage 7 (2001−2006)Rage 7 (2001−2006)
GPU code nameRV200M7
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date14 August 2001 (23 years ago)1 December 2001 (22 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 speed290 MHz230 MHz
Number of transistors60 million60 million
Manufacturing process technology150 nm150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)23 Watt27 Watt
Texture fill rate1.7400.46
ROPs21
TMUs62

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 4x
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeDDRDDR
Maximum RAM amount64 MB16 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed230 MHz183 MHz
Memory bandwidth7.36 GB/s2.928 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-VideoNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX7.07.0
OpenGL1.31.3
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 14 August 2001 1 December 2001
Maximum RAM amount 64 MB 16 MB
Power consumption (TDP) 23 Watt 27 Watt

ATI 7500 has a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 17.4% lower power consumption.

ATI Mobility 7500C, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 months.

We couldn't decide between Radeon 7500 and Mobility Radeon 7500C. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Radeon 7500 is a desktop card while Mobility Radeon 7500C is a notebook one.


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