ATI Rage 128 PRO vs ATI Radeon VE

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1531not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.03no data
ArchitectureRage 6 (2000−2007)Rage 4 (1998−1999)
GPU code nameRage 6Rage 4 PRO
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date19 February 2001 (23 years ago)1 August 1999 (25 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 speed183 MHz118 MHz
Number of transistors30 million8 million
Manufacturing process technology180 nm250 nm
Power consumption (TDP)23 Wattno data
Texture fill rate0.550.24
ROPs12
TMUs32

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 4xAGP 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 typeDDRSDR
Maximum RAM amount32 MB32 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed183 MHz143 MHz
Memory bandwidth2.928 GB/s1.144 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 VGA, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX7.06.0
OpenGL1.31.2
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 19 February 2001 1 August 1999
Chip lithography 180 nm 250 nm

ATI VE has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 38.9% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Radeon VE and Rage 128 PRO. We've got no test results to judge.


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