ATI 3D Rage PRO PCI vs Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 297 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 6.39 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN (2012−2015) | Rage 3 (1997−1998) |
| GPU code name | Neptune CF | Rage 3 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 May 2012 (12 years ago) | 1 March 1997 (27 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.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 2560 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 850 MHz | 75 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 900 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 8 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 350 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 0.08 |
| ROPs | no data | 1 |
| TMUs | no data | 1 |
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).
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Interface | no data | PCI |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
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 type | GDDR5 | SDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 8 MB |
| Memory bus width | 2x 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 4800 MHz | 75 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 600.0 MB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
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 Connectors | no data | 1x VGA |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 | 6.0 |
| OpenGL | no data | 1.1 |
| OpenCL | no data | N/A |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 May 2012 | 1 March 1997 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 350 nm |
HD 8970M Crossfire has an age advantage of 15 years, and a 1150% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire and 3D Rage PRO PCI. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire is a notebook card while 3D Rage PRO PCI is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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