GeForce 6200 LE AGP 512 MB vs ATI Radeon 9000

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1511not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.02no data
ArchitectureRage 7 (2001−2006)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameRV250NV44 A1
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date1 July 2002 (22 years ago)11 October 2004 (20 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 speed250 MHz300 MHz
Number of transistors36 million75 million
Manufacturing process technology150 nm110 nm
Power consumption (TDP)28 Wattno data
Texture fill rate1.0001.200
ROPs42
TMUs44

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 8x
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 typeDDRDDR2
Maximum RAM amount64 MB512 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed200 MHz275 MHz
Memory bandwidth6.4 GB/s8.8 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 DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX8.19.0c (9_3)
Shader Modelno data3.0
OpenGL1.42.1
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 July 2002 11 October 2004
Maximum RAM amount 64 MB 512 MB
Chip lithography 150 nm 110 nm

6200 LE AGP 512 MB has an age advantage of 2 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 36.4% more advanced lithography process.

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