ATI · 2001
Radeon 8500
The Radeon 8500 is a graphics card released by ATI in 2001, based on the R200 GPU chip with a 275 MHz core clock and 128-bit DDR memory.
The Radeon 8500 is a graphics card introduced by ATI on August 14, 2001. It is built around the R200 GPU chip, which operates at a base clock speed of 275 MHz. The card uses 128-bit DDR memory, providing a memory bandwidth of 8.8 GB/s. The Radeon 8500 is available with two bus interface options: AGP 4× and PCI. It has a board power consumption (TDP) of 33 W. The card is designed for use in desktop computers equipped with an AGP or PCI slot, and it supports DirectX 8.1 and OpenGL 1.3 through its R200 architecture. As a mid-range offering from ATI in 2001, the Radeon 8500 competed with other graphics cards of the era. Its combination of clock speed, memory bandwidth, and interface options made it suitable for gaming and multimedia applications at the time.
Specifications
| GPU chip unverified | R200 |
|---|---|
| Base clock unverified | 275 MHz |
| 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 |
| Release date unverified | 2001-08-14 |
| Release year unverified | 2001 |