August 2004 3Digest:
ATI RADEON 9800 128MB (325/580 MHz)
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This chip is presented by Sapphire Atlantis RADEON 9800 128MB, AGP card.
Features:
- ATI RADEON 9800 GPU, 325MHz clock rate;
- Samsung BGA 3.3 ns memory. 290 (580) MHz default clock speed; 256-bit bus;
- Peak fill rate in the multitexturing mode is 2600 megapixels/sec and 2600 megatexels/sec.
Theoretical and analytical videocard reviews, containing functional analysis of ATI graphics cards
By the end of the month the product costs $200 on average, supports DirectX 9.0. RADEON 9800 PRO is pressing, so RADEON 9800 is leaving the market.
AGP x8/x4/x2, 128MB DDR SDRAM in 8 Samsung (BGA) chips. 3.3ns indicates 300 (600) MHz, but the memory operates at 290 (580) MHz. 256-bit bus.
On August 10, 2004 the latest drivers from ATI were 6.467 (CATALYST 4.8 WHQL Release) and 6.476 (CATALYST 4.9 beta) for Windows XP.
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