ATI Radeon 7000 vs ATI 9000 PRO Mac Edition

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Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot rated1530
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data0.03
ArchitectureRage 7 (2001−2006)Rage 6 (2000−2007)
GPU code nameRV250RV100
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date14 March 2004 (20 years ago)19 February 2001 (23 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 speed275 MHz183 MHz
Number of transistors36 million30 million
Manufacturing process technology150 nm180 nm
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt23 Watt
Texture fill rate1.1000.55
ROPs41
TMUs43

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-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 typeDDRDDR
Maximum RAM amount64 MB32 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed275 MHz183 MHz
Memory bandwidth8.8 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 Connectors2x DVI1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX8.17.0
OpenGL1.41.3
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 14 March 2004 19 February 2001
Maximum RAM amount 64 MB 32 MB
Chip lithography 150 nm 180 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 23 Watt

ATI 9000 PRO Mac Edition has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 20% more advanced lithography process.

ATI 7000, on the other hand, has 21.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Radeon 9000 PRO Mac Edition and Radeon 7000. We've got no test results to judge.


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