This is a comparison of chipsets, manufactured by ATI Technologies.
For AMD processors
editComparison of Northbridges
edit| 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, | A-Link/PCI | HydraVision, Video Immersion, TV-out |
| ATI U1 | IGP 320M | Athlon 4 Mobile, Athlon XP-M, Mobile Duron | ATI 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) |
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| RX380 | Athlon 64, Sempron (Socket 754) | 150 | 800? BI-DIRECTIONAL | No | AGP 8x | SB300C, SB380, SB210 (IXP200/250) |
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| RS380M | ATI Radeon 380M IGP | Mobile Athlon 64, Mobile Sempron,
Turion 64 |
150 | 800 BI-DIRECTIONAL | No | Radeon 9000 IGP, AGP 8x | Mobile 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 core 300 MHz |
SB400, SB450, SB460,
ULi M1573 |
A-Link Express[a] | |
| 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[a] | |||
| 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[a] | 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[a] | |
| 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[a] | ||
| 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[a] |
Comparison of Southbridges
edit| 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 200 Radeon Xpress 1150 |
2004 | 4 | 8 | HD | 2 | ||
| IXP450/SB450 | Radeon Xpress 200 Radeon Xpress 1150 |
2004 | 4 | 8 | HD | 2 (UDMA 100/133) | RAID 0 and 1 | |
| IXP460/SB460 | Radeon Xpress 1600 Radeon 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, 10 eSATA, ASF 2.0 |
For Intel processors
editComparison of Northbridges
edit| 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, IXP300 | Dual Channel Memory | |||
| RC350 | ATI Radeon 9000 PRO IGP | 2004 | 800 | No, AGP 8x | Radeon 9000 IGP | IXP150, IXP200, IXP300 | Single Channel Memory | |||
| RX330 | 800 | No, AGP 8x | As RS350 without IGP | IXP150, IXP200, IXP300 | ||||||
| RX320M | Mobile chipset, PowerPlay | |||||||||
| RS400 RS415 RC400 RC410 |
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, Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (SLACR) | 1066 | No | Radeon X300 IGP | ||||
| RS600 | ATI Radeon Xpress 1250 | Aug 29 2006 | Pentium 4, Core 2 | 80 | 1066 | No | Radeon X700 IGP, 500 MHz | AVIVO, HDMI with HDCP, Dual Channel Memory | ||
| RD600 | ATI Radeon CrossFire Xpress 3200 | Sep 27 2006 | Pentium 4, Core 2 | 1066 | Yes, Dual x8 |
Dual 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
edit| Codename | Model | Year | Fabrication process (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 200 Radeon Xpress 1150 |
2004 | 4 (SATA 150 Mbit/s) | 8 | AC'97 | 2 (UDMA 100/133) | ||
| IXP450/SB450 | Radeon Xpress 200 Radeon Xpress 1150 |
2004 | 4 | 8 | HD | 2 | ||
| IXP460/SB460 | Radeon Xpress 1600 Radeon 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, 10 eSATA, ASF 2.0 |