Introduction, Continued
Until now, the biggest drawback of All In Wonder cards was their 3D performance, which was lower compared to the standard cards with the same chip. In the past ATI used slower, and therefore cheaper, memory chips on the AIWs. Coupled with the lower core clock speed, this led to degraded 3D performance. Those times are finally over - the All In Wonder 9700 now runs at the same memory and core speeds as the standard Radeon 9700 PRO.
Below, you can see how the All In Wonder 9700 PRO compares to its predecessors:
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| Chip Name | ATI AIW RADEON 7500 | ATI AIW RADEON 8500 DV | ATI AIW RADEON 8500 | ATI AIW 9700 PRO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core | RV200 | R200 | R200 | R300 |
| Manuf. Process | 0.15 Micron | 0.15 Micron | 0.15 Micron | 0.15 Micron |
| Chipclock | 260 MHz | 230 MHz | 275 MHz | 325 MHz |
| Memoryclock | 360 MHz (DDR) | 380 MHz (DDR) | 550 MHz (DDR) | 620 MHz (DDR) |
| Memory Type | SGRAM | SGRAM | SGRAM | BGA |
| Memory Bus | 128Bit DDR | 128Bit DDR | 128Bit DDR | 256Bit DDR |
| Memory Size | 64 MB | 64 MB | 128 MB | 128 MB |
| RAMDAC (S) | 2x 400 MHz | 2x 400 MHz | 2x 400 MHz | 2x 400 MHz |
| Bus interface | AGP 1x/2x/4x | AGP 1x/2x/4x | AGP 1x/2x/4x | AGP 1x/2x/4x/8x |
| T&L | 2rd Generation | 3rd Generation | 3rd Generation | 4th Generation |
| DirectX Generation | DX7 | DX8 | DX8 | DX9 |
| Pixel Shader | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Vertex Shader | No | Yes (2) | Yes (2) | Yes (4) |
| Truform | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Render Pipelines | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Textures per Pipe | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| TV-Tuner | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Video In / Out | YesRage Theater | YesRage Theater | YesRage Theater | YesTheater 200 |
| TV-Out DualView | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| IEEE 1394 Firewire | No | Yes | No | No |
| Remote Controll | Yes (RF) | Yes (RF) | Yes (RF) | Yes (RF) |
| Price | Official: $149 | Official: $199 | Official: $299 | Less than $500 |
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