This is a comparison of chipsets, manufactured by ATI Technologies.
For AMD processors
Comparison of northbridges Codename Model Release date Processors supported Fabrication process(nm) FSB/HT Frequency (MHz) CrossFire Enabled Features Southbridge NB-SB Interface Notes ATI A3 IGP 320 2002 Athlon, Duron 180 266/200 (FSB) No Radeon VE IGP (Radeon 7000)160 MHz, AGP 4x ATI IXP200/IXP250, VIA VT82C686B, ALI M1535D+ A-Link/PCI HydraVision, Video Immersion, TV-out ATI U1 IGP 320M Athlon 4 Mobile, Athlon XP-M, Mobile DuronATI PowerPlay, HydraVision, Video Immersion, TV-out RS380 ATI Radeon 380 IGP Athlon 64, Sempron (Socket 754) 150 800? BI-DIRECTIONAL No Radeon 9000 IGP, AGP 8x SB300C, SB380, SB210(IXP200/250) RX380 Athlon 64, Sempron (Socket 754) 150 800? BI-DIRECTIONAL No AGP 8x SB300C, SB380, SB210(IXP200/250) RS380M ATI Radeon 380M IGP Mobile Athlon 64, Mobile Sempron, Turion 64 150 800 BI-DIRECTIONAL No Radeon 9000 IGP, AGP 8xMobile chipset PowerPlay 4.0 support RS480 ATI Radeon Xpress 200 November 8, 2004 Athlon 64, Athlon 64 FX, Athlon 64 X2, Sempron 130 1000 BI-DIRECTIONAL No Radeon X300 graphics core300 MHz SB400, SB450, SB460, ULi M1573 A-Link Express RX480 ATI Radeon Xpress 200P Athlon 64, Athlon 64 FX, Athlon 64 X2, Sempron 130 1000 BI-DIRECTIONAL No SB400, SB450, SB460, ULi M1573 A-Link Express RS480M ATI Radeon Xpress 200M(1100/1150) Mobile Athlon 64, Mobile Sempron, Turion 64, Athlon 64 130 800 BI-DIRECTIONAL No Radeon X300 IGP(Xpress 1100, 300 MHz/Xpress 1150, 400 MHz)Mobile chipset PowerPlay 5.0 support RS482 ATI Radeon Xpress 1100(ATI Radeon Xpress 200) 2005 Athlon 64, Athlon 64 FX, Athlon 64 X2, Sempron 110 1000 BI-DIRECTIONAL No Radeon X300 IGP, 300 MHz SB450, SB460, ULi M1575 A-Link Express II No sideport memory RS485 ATI Radeon Xpress 1150(ATI Radeon Xpress 200) May 23, 2006 Athlon 64, Athlon 64 FX, Athlon 64 X2, Sempron 110 1000 BI-DIRECTIONAL No Radeon X300 IGP, 400 MHz SB450, SB460, SB600, ULi M1575 A-Link Express II RD480 ATI CrossFire Xpress 1600(ATI Radeon Xpress 200 CrossFire Edition) September 27, 2005 Athlon 64, Athlon 64 FX, Athlon 64 X2, Sempron 110 1000 BI-DIRECTIONAL Yes, x8 SB600, ULi M1575 A-Link Express II RD580 ATI Radeon Xpress 3200 March 1, 2006 Athlon 64, Athlon 64 FX, Athlon 64 X2, Sempron 110 1000 BI-DIRECTIONAL Yes, x16 SB600 A-Link Express II
Comparison of southbridges Codename Model Year Fabrication process (nm) SATA Ports USB Ports Audio IDE Channels (2 Devices/Channel) Notes IXP200 Radeon 320(M)/330/34x(M)/350M/360 IGP 2002 0 6 USB2 AC'97 2 ATA100 A-Link, 3Com 10/100 Ethernet IXP250 A-Link, 3Com 10/100 Ethernet, DMI, MBA, ASF, WOL SB300C 2003 1 (SATA 150 Mbit/s) 6 AC'97 2 (ATA133) 10/100 Ethernet, APM IXP380/SB380 2003 1 (SATA 150 Mbit/s) 6 (USB 2.0) AC'97 2 (ATA 133) 10/100 Ethernet, APM, 8-bit HyperTransport links IXP400/SB400 Radeon Xpress 200Radeon Xpress 1150 2004 4 8 HD 2 IXP450/SB450 Radeon Xpress 200Radeon Xpress 1150 2004 4 8 HD 2 (UDMA 100/133) RAID 0 and 1 IXP460/SB460 Radeon Xpress 1600Radeon Xpress 1150 2004 4 8 HD 1 SB600 AMD 480/570/580 CrossFire Chipset 2006 130 4 10 HD 1 (ATA 133) RAID 0, 1, 10eSATA, ASF 2.0
For Intel processors Comparison of northbridges
Codename Model Year Processors Supported Fabrication process (nm) FSB/QDR Frequency (MHz) Crossfire Enabled Features Southbridge NB-SB Interface Notes RS200L IGP 330 2002 Pentium 4 (Northwood, Prescott) 180 400 No Radeon VE (7000) IGP 150 MHz, AGP 4x, up to 1GiB of DDR-200 or 266 ATI IXP200/IXP250, VIA VT82C686B, ALI M1535D+ A-Link/PCI HydraVision, Video Immersion, TV-out RS200 IGP 340 533/400 Radeon VE (7000) IGP 183 MHz, AGP 4x, up to 1GiB of DDR-200 or 266 RS200M revA IGP 340M Pentium 4-M ATI PowerPlay, HydraVision, Video Immersion, TV-out RS200M+ IGP 345M RS200M revB IGP 350M 2003 Pentium M RS250M IGP 7000 (IGP 360) 2003 Pentium 4-M HT, Pentium 4, Pentium M Radeon VE (7000) IGP 183 MHz, AGP 4x, up to 4GiB of DDR-200, 266 or 333 ATI PowerPlay 2.0, HydraVision, Video Immersion, TV-out RS350 ATI Radeon 9100 PRO IGP 2004 800 No, AGP 8x Radeon 9100 IGP IXP150, IXP200, IXP300Dual Channel Memory RC350 ATI Radeon 9000 PRO IGP 2004 800 No, AGP 8x Radeon 9000 IGP IXP150, IXP200, IXP300Single Channel Memory RX330 800 No, AGP 8x As RS350 without IGP IXP150, IXP200, IXP300 RX320M Mobile chipset, PowerPlay RS400RS415RC400RC410 ATI Radeon Xpress 1150 (originally named ATI Radeon Xpress 200 for Intel)Intel Essential Series D101GCC/D102GCC (Grand Country) Mar 11 2005 Pentium 4, Core 2 1066 No Radeon X300 IGP RS600 ATI Radeon Xpress 1250 Aug 29 2006 Pentium 4, Core 2 80 1066 No Radeon X700 IGP, 500 MHzAVIVO, HDMI with HDCP, Dual Channel Memory RD600 ATI Radeon CrossFire Xpress 3200 Sep 27 2006 Pentium 4, Core 2 1066 Yes, Dual x8Dual Channel Memory Codename Model Year Processors Supported Fabrication process (nm) FSB/QDR Frequency (MHz) Crossfire Enabled Features Southbridge NB-SB Interface Notes
Comparison of southbridges Codename Model Year Fabricationprocess (nm) SATA Ports USB Ports Audio IDE Channels(2 Devices/Channel) Notes IXP150 Radeon 9100 IGP 0 6 AC'97 2 (UDMA33/66) 3Com 10/100 Ethernet IXP210 1 (SATA 150 Mbit/s) 6 AC'97 1 (UDMA 33/66/100/133) 3Com 10/100 Ethernet, APM, ALink/ALink II IXP250 Radeon 330 IGP 0 6 AC'97 1 (UDMA 100) 3Com 10/100 Ethernet, DMI, MBA, and ASF IXP300/SB300 Radeon 340 IGP 2 (SATA 150 Mbit/s) 6 AC'97 1 (UDMA 33/66/100/133) 3Com 10/100 Ethernet, APM, ALink/ALink II IXP320/SB320 2 (SATA 150 Mbit/s) 8 AC'97 1 (UDMA 33/66/100/133) 3Com 10/100 Ethernet, RAID 0 and 1, APM, ALink/ALink II IXP400/SB400 Radeon Xpress 200Radeon Xpress 1150 2004 4 (SATA 150 Mbit/s) 8 AC'97 2 (UDMA 100/133) IXP450/SB450 Radeon Xpress 200Radeon Xpress 1150 2004 4 8 HD 2 IXP460/SB460 Radeon Xpress 1600Radeon Xpress 1150 2004 4 8 HD 1 SB600 AMD 480/570/580 CrossFire Chipset 2006 130 4 10 HD 1 (ATA 133) RAID 0, 1, 10eSATA, ASF 2.0
See also List of Intel chipsets Comparison of AMD chipsets Comparison of Nvidia chipsets List of VIA chipsets Comparison of AMD graphics processing units Comparison of Nvidia graphics processing units
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