ATI Radeon 8500 XT vs ATI 9250

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1525not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureRage 7 (2001−2006)Rage 7 (2001−2006)
GPU code nameRV280R250
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date1 March 2004 (20 years ago)1 June 2002 (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 speed240 MHz300 MHz
Number of transistors36 million60 million
Manufacturing process technology150 nm150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data25 Watt
Texture fill rate0.962.400
ROPs44
TMUs48

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 8xAGP 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 MB128 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed200 MHz300 MHz
Memory bandwidth3.2 GB/s9.6 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.

DirectX8.18.1
OpenGL1.41.4
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 March 2004 1 June 2002
Maximum RAM amount 64 MB 128 MB

ATI 9250 has an age advantage of 1 year.

ATI 8500 XT, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

We couldn't decide between Radeon 9250 and Radeon 8500 XT. We've got no test results to judge.


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