ATI 3D Rage II+ DVD vs ATI Radeon 9100 PCI

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)Mach (1992−1997)
GPU code nameR200Mach64 GT-B
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date1 April 2003 (21 year ago)1 September 1996 (28 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 MHz60 MHz
Number of transistors60 million5 million
Manufacturing process technology150 nm500 nm
Texture fill rate2.0000.06
ROPs41
TMUs81

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).

InterfacePCIPCI
Width1-slot1-slot
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 typeDDRSDR
Maximum RAM amount64 MB4 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed250 MHz83 MHz
Memory bandwidth8 GB/s664.0 MB/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 VGA1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX8.15.0
OpenGL1.4N/A
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 April 2003 1 September 1996
Maximum RAM amount 64 MB 4 MB
Chip lithography 150 nm 500 nm

ATI 9100 PCI has an age advantage of 6 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 233.3% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Radeon 9100 PCI and 3D Rage II+ DVD. We've got no test results to judge.


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