Radeon RX 6900 vs ATI Rage Mobility-P
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 22 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Rage 4 (1998−1999) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2023) |
| GPU code name | Rage Mobility | Navi 21 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 February 1999 (25 years ago) | 28 October 2020 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | no data | 4608 |
| Core clock speed | 75 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2105 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4 million | 23,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 350 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 255 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 0.08 | 606.2 |
| Floating-point performance | no data | 19.4 gflops |
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).
| Interface | AGP 2x | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 2x 8-pin |
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 | SDR | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 MB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 70 MHz | 16 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | 560.0 MB/s | 512.0 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 Connectors | 1x VGA | 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C |
| HDMI | - | + |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 6.0 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 1.2 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 February 1999 | 28 October 2020 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 MB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 350 nm | 7 nm |
RX 6900 has an age advantage of 21 year, a 204700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 4900% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Rage Mobility-P and Radeon RX 6900. We've got no test results to judge.
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