ATI · 2001
Radeon 8500
The Radeon 8500 is a graphics card released by ATI in 2001, based on the R200 architecture.
The Radeon 8500 is a graphics card from ATI, released on August 14, 2001. It is built on the R200 architecture using a 150 nm process node. The card features 4 shading units, a base clock of 275 MHz, and 0.064 GB of DDR memory on a 128-bit bus, providing a memory bandwidth of 8.8 GB/s. It supports DirectX 8.1 and OpenGL 1.3, and has a TDP of 33 W. The card is available with AGP 4× or PCI bus interfaces. It succeeded the Radeon 7500 and was followed by the Radeon 8500 XT. The launch MSRP was 199 USD.
Specifications
| Architecture unverified | R200 |
|---|---|
| GPU chip unverified | R200 |
| Process node unverified | 150 nm |
| Shading units unverified | 4 |
| Base clock unverified | 275 MHz |
| Memory size unverified | 0.064 GB |
| Memory type unverified | DDR |
| Memory bus unverified | 128 bit |
| Memory bandwidth unverified | 8.8 GB/s |
| Board power (TDP) unverified | 33 W |
| Bus interface unverified | AGP 4×, PCI |
| DirectX support unverified | 8.1 |
| OpenGL support unverified | 1.3 |
| Release date unverified | 2001-08-14 |
| Release year unverified | 2001 |
| Launch MSRP unverified | 199 USD |
| Successor unverified | Radeon 8500 XT |
| Predecessor unverified | Radeon 7500 |