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Contemporary Graphics Card Naming Guide (page 2) [10/25/2005 04:00 PM | Video]
by Igor Kozachenko

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ATI Graphics Solutions

Graphics card name	GPU	Process	Bus	Memory	Pixel pipes / textures per clock	Vertex pipes	DX	Chip / mem freq.	Mem bus
High-End graphics cards and their modifications
RADEON X1800 XT	R520	90 nm	PCI-E	256/512 MB GDDR3	16/16	8	9.0c	625/1500 MHz	256 bit
RADEON X1800 XL	R520	90 nm	PCI-E	256 MB GDDR3	16/16	8	9.0c	500/1000 MHz	256 bit
RADEON X850 XT Platinum Edition	R480	110 nm	PCI-E	256 MB GDDR3	16/16	6	9.0	540/1180 MHz	256 bit
RADEON X850 XT	R480	110 nm	PCI-E	256 MB GDDR3	16/16	6	9.0	520/1080 MHz	256 bit
RADEON X850 XT AGP	R481	110 nm	AGP	256 MB GDDR3	16/16	6	9.0	520/1080 MHz	256 bit
RADEON X850 Pro	R480	110 nm	PCI-E	256 MB GDDR3	12/12	6	9.0	520/1080 MHz	256 bit
RADEON X800 XT Platinum Edition	R423	130 nm	PCI-E	256 MB GDDR3	16/16	6	9.0	520/1120 MHz	256 bit
RADEON X800 XT	R423	130 nm	PCI-E	256 MB GDDR3	16/16	6	9.0	500/1000 MHz	256 bit
RADEON X800 XT Platinum Edition	R420	130 nm	AGP	256 MB GDDR3	16/16	6	9.0	520/1120 MHz	256 bit
RADEON X800 XL	R430⁴	110 nm	PCI-E	512 MB GDDR3	16/16	6	9.0	400/980 MHz	256 bit
RADEON X800 XL	R430⁴	110 nm	PCI-E	256 MB GDDR3	16/16	6	9.0	400/980 MHz	256 bit
RADEON X800 XL AGP**	R430⁴	110 nm	AGP	256 MB GDDR3	16/16	6	9.0	400/980 MHz	256 bit
RADEON X800 GTO	R480/ R430/ R423	110/130 nm	PCI-E	256 MB GDDR3	12/12	6	9.0	400/980 MHz	256 bit
RADEON X800 GTO	R480/ R430/ R423	110/130 nm	PCI-E	128 MB	12/12	6	9.0	400/700 MHz	256 bit
RADEON X800	R430⁴	110 nm	PCI-E	128 MB	12/12	6	9.0	400/700 MHz	256 bit
RADEON X800 Pro	R420	130 nm	AGP	256 MB GDDR3	12/12	6	9.0	475/900 MHz	256 bit
RADEON X800 GT	R480/ R423	110/130 nm	PCI-E	256 MB GDDR3	8/8	6	9.0	475/980 MHz	256 bit
RADEON X800 GT	R480/ R423	110/130 nm	PCI-E	128 MB DDR	8/8	6	9.0	475/700 MHz	256 bit?
RADEON X800 SE	R420	130 nm	AGP	128 MB	8/8	6	9.0	425/700 MHz	256 bit
RADEON 9800 XT	R360	130 nm	AGP	256 MB	8/8	4	9.0	412/730 MHz	256 bit
RADEON 9800 PRO *	R350	150 nm	AGP	256 MB/ DDR II	8/8	4	9.0	380/700 MHz	256 bit
RADEON 9800 PRO⁵	R350	150 nm	AGP	128 MB	8/8	4	9.0	380/680 MHz	256 bit
RADEON 9800 *	R350	150 nm	AGP	128 MB	8/8	4	9.0	325/580 MHz	256 bit
RADEON 9800 SE	R350	150 nm	AGP	128 MB	4 (8) / 4 (8)	4	9.0	380/680 or 325/580 MHz	256/ 128 bit
RADEON 9700 PRO *	R300	150 nm	AGP	128 MB	8/8	4	9.0	325/620 MHz	256 bit
RADEON 9700 *	R300	150 nm	AGP	128 MB	8/8	4	9.0	275/540 MHz	256 bit
Mainstream graphics cards
RADEON X1600 XT	RV530	90 nm	PCI-E (AGP)⁸	128/256 MB GDDR3	12/4	5	9.0c	590/1380 MHz	128 bit
RADEON X1600 Pro	RV530	90 nm	PCI-E (AGP)⁸	128/256 MB	12/4	5	9.0c	500/780 MHz	128 bit
RADEON X700 XT³	RV410	110 nm	PCI-E	128/256 MB GDDR3	8/8	6	9.0	475/1050 MHz	128 bit
RADEON X700 Pro	RV410	110 nm	PCI-E	256/128 MB GDDR3	8/8	6	9.0	420/864 MHz	128 bit
RADEON X700 Pro AGP***	RV410	110 nm	AGP	256/128 MB GDDR3	8/8	6	9.0	420/864 MHz	128 bit
RADEON X700	RV410	110 nm	PCI-E	128 MB DDR	8/8	6	9.0	400/700 MHz	128 bit
RADEON X600 XT	RV380¹	130 nm	PCI-E	256/128 MB	4/4	2	9.0	500/740 MHz	128 bit
RADEON 9600 XT	RV360	130 nm	AGP	128 MB	4/4	2	9.0	500/600 MHz	128 bit
RADEON X600 Pro	RV380¹	130 nm	PCI-E	256/128 MB	4/4	2	9.0	400/600 MHz	128 bit
RADEON 9600 Pro	RV350	130 nm	AGP	128 MB	4/4	2	9.0	400/600 MHz	128 bit
RADEON 9600 SE	RV350	130 nm	AGP	128 MB	4/4	2	9.0	325/400 MHz	64 bit
RADEON 9600	RV350	130 nm	AGP	128/64 MB	4/4	2	9.0	325/400 MHz	128 bit
RADEON 9500 PRO *	R300	150 nm	AGP	128 MB	8/8	4	9.0	275/540 MHz	128 bit
RADEON 9500 *	R300	150 nm	AGP	128 MB	4/4	4	9.0	275/540 MHz	256 bit
RADEON 9500 *	R300	150 nm	AGP	64 MB	4/4	4	9.0	275/540 MHz	128 bit
Value graphics cards
RADEON X1300 Pro	RV515	90 nm	PCI-E (AGP)⁸	256 MB	4/4	2	9.0c	600/800 MHz	128 (64?) bit
RADEON X1300	RV515	90 nm	PCI-E (AGP)⁸	256/128 MB	4/4	2	9.0c	450/500 MHz	128/ 64 bit
RADEON X1300 HyperMemory	RV515	90 nm	PCI-E	32-128 MB (256 MB)⁷	4/4	2	9.0c	450/1000 MHz	32/ 64/ 128 bit
RADEON X550	RV370²	110 nm	PCI-E	256/128/ 64 MB	4/4	2	9.0	400/500 MHz	128/ 64 bit
RADEON X300 SE/256	RV370HM	110 nm	PCI-E	128 MB (256 MB)⁷	4/4	2	9.0	325/296 MHz	64 bit
RADEON X300 SE/128	RV370HM	110 nm	PCI-E	32 MB (128 MB)⁷	4/4	2	9.0	325/296 MHz	64 bit
RADEON X300	RV370²	110 nm	PCI-E	256/128/ 64 MB	4/4	2	9.0	325/400 MHz	128/ 64 bit
RADEON X300 SE	RV370²	110 nm	PCI-E	128/64 MB	4/4	2	9.0	325/400 MHz	64 bit
RADEON 9550	RV350	150 nm	AGP	128/64 MB	4/4	2	9.0	250/400 MHz	128/ 64 bit
RADEON 9200 Pro *	RV280	150 nm	AGP	128/64 MB	4/4	1	8.1	275/550 MHz	128/ 64 bit
RADEON 9200	RV280	150 nm	AGP	128/64 MB	4/4	1	8.1	250/400 MHz	128/ 64 bit
RADEON 9250	RV280	150 nm	AGP	256/128/64 MB	4/4	1	8.1	250/400⁶ MHz	128/ 64 bit
RADEON 9200 SE	RV280	150 nm	AGP	128/64 MB	4/4	1	8.1	200/333 MHz	64 bit
RADEON 9100 *	R200	150 nm	AGP	128/64 MB	4/8	2	8.1	250/500 MHz	128 bit
RADEON 9000 PRO *	RV250	150 nm	AGP	128/64 MB	4/4	1	8.1	275/550 MHz	128 bit
RADEON 9000 *	RV250	150 nm	AGP	64 MB	4/4	1	8.1	250/400 MHz	128/ 64 bit

* - These graphics cards are given only for comparison purposes. There are very few or none of them left in the market today.

** - This graphics card uses PCI-E/AGP Rialto bridge.

¹ – RV380 chip is a modification of RV360 chip with PCI Express support.

² – RV370 chip is a modification of RV360 chip with PCI Express support manufactured with 110nm technology (RV360 – 130nm).

³ – ATI decided not to release this graphics solution to the market.

⁴ – R430 chip is a modification of R423 chip manufactured with 110nm technology.

⁵ – Try to avoid suspiciously inexpensive “RADEON 9800 Pro” graphics cards! This is a cynical trick some of the vendors (even the world famous ones, not to mention the noname ones) use to sell the cut-down RADEON 9800 SE under a fake brand name!

⁶ – The frequencies can be lower than these. ATI doesn’t have any set recommendations here.

⁷ – The number in brackets is the overall size of the addressed frame-buffer, most of which is in the system memory.

⁸ – AGP is supported by adding the PCI-E/AGP bridge to the card.

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