ATI FireGL V3200 vs ATI Radeon X300

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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)Rage 9 (2003−2006)
GPU code nameRV370RV380
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date1 September 2004 (20 years ago)1 September 2004 (20 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 speed375 MHz500 MHz
Number of transistors107 million75 million
Manufacturing process technology110 nm130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)36 Watt46 Watt
Texture fill rate1.5002.000
ROPs44
TMUs44

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).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed200 MHz350 MHz
Memory bandwidth6.4 GB/s11.2 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-VideoNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.09.0b
OpenGL2.02.0
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Maximum RAM amount 64 MB 128 MB
Chip lithography 110 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 36 Watt 46 Watt

ATI X300 has a 18.2% more advanced lithography process, and 27.8% lower power consumption.

ATI FireGL V3200, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

We couldn't decide between Radeon X300 and FireGL V3200. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Radeon X300 is a desktop card while FireGL V3200 is a workstation one.


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