ATI FireGL X3-256 vs ATI Radeon 9600 XT

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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 9 (2003−2006)R400 (2004−2008)
GPU code nameRV360R420
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date1 October 2003 (21 year ago)3 August 2004 (20 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,099

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 speed500 MHz491 MHz
Number of transistors60 million160 million
Manufacturing process technology130 nm130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)22 Watt57 Watt
Texture fill rate2.0005.892
ROPs412
TMUs412

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 8x
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x Molex

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 typeDDRGDDR3
Maximum RAM amount128 MB256 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed300 MHz454 MHz
Memory bandwidth9.6 GB/s29.06 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-Video2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0 (9_0)9.0b (9_2)
OpenGL2.02.0
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 October 2003 3 August 2004
Maximum RAM amount 128 MB 256 MB
Power consumption (TDP) 22 Watt 57 Watt

ATI 9600 XT has 159.1% lower power consumption.

ATI FireGL X3-256, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 months, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

We couldn't decide between Radeon 9600 XT and FireGL X3-256. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Radeon 9600 XT is a desktop card while FireGL X3-256 is a workstation one.


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