The ATI Radeon 9000 Pro is ATI's newest cannon that's aimed at nVidia's GeForce 4 MX series. In the past, sub $200 video card means you are getting a low performance card. That's not the case anymore. The ATI Radeon 9000 Pro is retail priced at $150 and it is no means poor on performance. The ATI Radeon 9000 Pro is really a cut-down version of the 8500. It has 64MB of DDR @ 550Mhz and its core speed is 275Mhz. Let's see what features ATI has incorporated into its design.
FEATURES
|
|
Radeon
8500 |
Radeon
9000 Pro |
Radeon
9000 |
|
Chip
Technology |
256-bit |
256-bit |
256-bit
|
|
Memory
Bandwidth |
8,8
GB/s |
8,8
GB/s |
6,4
GB/s |
|
AGP
Bus |
1x/2x/4x |
1x/2x/4x/8x |
1x/2x/4x/8x
|
|
Memory |
64/128MB
|
64/128MB |
64MB
|
|
GPU
Clock |
275
MHz |
275
MHz |
250
MHz |
|
Memory
Clock |
MHz
275 (550) |
MHz
275 (550) |
MHz
200 (400) MHz |
|
Vertex
Shader |
2 |
2 |
2
|
|
Pixel
Pipelines |
4 |
4 |
4
|
|
Texture
Units Per Pipe |
2 |
1 |
1
|
|
Textures
per Texture Unit |
3 |
6 |
6
|
|
Vertex
Shader Version |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.1
|
|
Pixel
S. Version |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.4
|
|
DirectX
Generation |
8.1 |
8.1 |
8.1
|
|
Memory
Optimizations |
Hyper
Z II |
Hyper
Z II |
Hyper
Z II |
|
Display
Outputs |
2 |
2 |
2
|
|
Chip
Internal Ramdacs |
2
x 400 MHz |
2
x 400 MHz |
2
x 400 MHz |
|
Special |
- |
TV
Encoder On-Chip;
FullStream |
TV
Encoder On-Chip;
FullStream
|
|
Estimated
Price (US) |
$179 |
$149 |
$109
|
Best-of-class*
3D Gaming Performance
§
Powered
by ATI's RADEON 9000 PRO graphics technology
§
Four
parallel, highly optimized rendering pipelines deliver fastest gaming
performance in its class
§
Features
up to 128MB of DDR memory to accelerate all popular 3D games
Advanced
visual quality
§
SMARTSHADER technology supports DirectX 8.1 and enables
more complex and realistic lighting effects
§
SMOOTHVISION
full-scene anti-aliasing technology delivers smoother-looking images
§
Progressive
anisotropic filtering technology provides sharp and clear textures without
sacrificing frame rates
Industry-leading
video technology and software support
§
Features
VIDEO IMMERSION II
technology for unprecedented video quality
§
FULLSTREAM, ATI's new
video acceleration technology enhances the quality of video by removing blocky
artifacts and delivering smoother-looking content at all resolutions
§
Supports
dual display configurations with HYDRAVISION software
§
CATALYST software provides industry's most stable 3D
acceleration support
Only
Products designed and built by ATI offer:
§
Hassle-free
manufacturers warranty
§
Responsive
and knowledgeable Customer Service Team
§
Extensive
online user resources and updates through ATI.com
§
Feature-rich,
frequently updated, ATI designed CATALYST software
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