ATI Radeon 8500 vs ATI 9700

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon 9700 and Radeon 8500, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ATI 9700
2002
128 MB DDR, 37 Watt
0.14
+600%

ATI 9700 outperforms ATI 8500 by a whopping 600% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking14251499
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.260.06
ArchitectureRage 8 (2002−2007)Rage 7 (2001−2006)
GPU code nameR300R200
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date1 July 2002 (22 years ago)14 August 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 MHz275 MHz
Number of transistors110 million60 million
Manufacturing process technology150 nm150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)37 Watt23 Watt
Texture fill rate2.2002.200
ROPs84
TMUs88

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 connectorsFloppyNone

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 amount128 MB64 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed270 MHz275 MHz
Memory bandwidth17.28 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.

DirectX9.0 (9_0)8.1
OpenGL2.01.4
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

ATI 9700 0.14
+600%
ATI 8500 0.02

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

ATI 9700 53
+783%
ATI 8500 6

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.14 0.02
Recency 1 July 2002 14 August 2001
Maximum RAM amount 128 MB 64 MB
Power consumption (TDP) 37 Watt 23 Watt

ATI 9700 has a 600% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 months, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

ATI 8500, on the other hand, has 60.9% lower power consumption.

The Radeon 9700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 8500 in performance tests.


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