December 2004 3Digest:
ATI RADEON 9800 Pro 128MB (380/680 MHz)
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This chip is presented by HIS Excalibur RADEON 9800 PRO IceQ, 128MB, AGP card.
Features:
- ATI RADEON 9800 GPU, 380MHz clock rate, 128-but GPU-memory bus (!);
- 128 MB in Samsung K4D26323RA-GC2A BGA chips. 350 (700) MHz indicate 2.8 ns fetch. The default clock rate is 340 (680) MHz, 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 $235-250 on average, supports DirectX 9.0. Popularity of this card grows, as its price drops. Upper middle-end.
AGP x8/x4/x2, 128MB DDR SDRAM in 8 Samsung chips. 2.8ns indicate 350 (700) MHz, but the memory operates at 340 (680) MHz. 256-bit bus.
On December 10, 2004 the latest driver from ATI is 6.497 (CATALYST 4.12) for Windows XP.
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