ATI Radeon 9700 Pro

R300Radeon 9000 SeriesGamingDesktopDDR2002

Key Metrics

Architecture
R300
Launch Date
2002-08-19
Stream Processors
8
Memory
128 MB DDR
Memory Bandwidth
19.8 GB/s
TDP/TBP
75 W
Interface
AGP 8x
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Why It Mattered

The Radeon 9700 Pro was the first GPU with a 256-bit memory bus and full DirectX 9 hardware support, displacing the GeForce4 Ti at launch and establishing ATI as a serious competitor for the first time in years.

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