August 2004 3Digest:
ATI RADEON 9800 Pro 256MB (380/680 MHz)
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This GPU is presented by Sapphire Atlantis RADEON 9800 PRO 256MB (R360 revision), AGP card.
Features:
- ATI RADEON 9800 GPU, 380MHz clock rate;
- Hynix 2.5ns BGA chips. 340 (680) MHz default clock rate, 256-bit bus;
- Peak fill rate in the multitexturing mode is 3000 megapixels/sec and 3000 megatexels/sec.
Theoretical and analytical videocard reviews, containing functional analysis of ATI graphics cards
By the end of the month the product costs $335-360 on average, supports DirectX 9.0. An image product on 9800XT PCB. Might leave anytime, as 9800XT is long out of production.
AGP x8/x4, 256MB DDR SDRAM in 8 Hynix chips. 2.5ns indicate 400 (800) MHz, but the memory operates at 340 (680) 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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