GeForce3 vs ATI Radeon 8500

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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)Kelvin (2001−2003)
GPU code nameR200NV20 A5
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date14 August 2001 (23 years ago)27 February 2001 (23 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$499

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 speed275 MHz200 MHz
Number of transistors60 million57 million
Manufacturing process technology150 nm150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)23 Wattno data
Texture fill rate2.2001.600
ROPs44
TMUs88

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
Lengthno data165 mm
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 MB64 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed275 MHz230 MHz
Memory bandwidth8.8 GB/s3.68 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, 1x DB13W3

API compatibility

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

DirectX8.18.0
OpenGL1.41.3
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.



Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

ATI 8500 6
+50%
GeForce3 4

Pros & cons summary


Recency 14 August 2001 27 February 2001

ATI 8500 has an age advantage of 5 months.

We couldn't decide between Radeon 8500 and GeForce3. We've got no test results to judge.


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