This is a comparison of chipsets , manufactured by ATI Technologies .
For AMD processors
For the list of chipsets sold under the
AMD brand for AMD processors, after the completion of the acquisition of ATI, see
List of AMD chipsets .
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 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
RX380
Athlon 64, Sempron (Socket 754)
150
800? BI-DIRECTIONAL
No
AGP 8x
SB300C, SB380, SB210
RS380M
ATI Radeon 380M IGP
Mobile Athlon 64, Mobile Sempron,
Turion 64
150
800 BI-DIRECTIONAL
No
Radeon 9000 IGP, AGP 8x
Mobile chipset
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
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
Mobile Athlon 64, Mobile Sempron,
Turion 64, Athlon 64
130
800 BI-DIRECTIONAL
No
Radeon X300 IGP
Mobile chipset
RS482
ATI Radeon Xpress 1100Xpress 200 )
2005
Athlon 64, Athlon 64 FX,
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
May 23, 2006
Athlon 64, Athlon 64 FX,
110
1000 BI-DIRECTIONAL
No
Radeon X300 IGP, 400 MHz
SB450, SB460, SB600,
ULi M1575
A-Link Express II[ a]
RD480
ATI CrossFire Xpress 1600Xpress 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]
^ a b c d e f A-Link Express and A-Link Express II is essentially PCI-Express x4 lanes, so that any PCI Express capable southbridge can be used (such as ULI M1573/M1575).
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 ,
IXP400/SB400
Radeon Xpress 200
2004
4
8
HD
2
IXP450/SB450
Radeon Xpress 200
2004
4
8
HD
2 (UDMA 100/133)
RAID 0 and 1
IXP460/SB460
Radeon Xpress 1600
2004
4
8
HD
1
SB600
AMD 480/570/580
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, 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
ATI Radeon Xpress 1150 (originally named ATI Radeon Xpress 200 for Intel )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 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
Fabricationnm )
SATA Ports
USB Ports
Audio
IDE Channels
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,
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,
IXP320/SB320
2 (SATA 150 Mbit/s)
8
AC'97
1 (UDMA 33/66/100/133)
3Com 10/100 Ethernet, RAID 0 and 1,
IXP400/SB400
Radeon Xpress 200
2004
4 (SATA 150 Mbit/s)
8
AC'97
2 (UDMA 100/133)
IXP450/SB450
Radeon Xpress 200
2004
4
8
HD
2
IXP460/SB460
Radeon Xpress 1600
2004
4
8
HD
1
SB600
AMD 480/570/580
2006
130
4
10
HD
1 (ATA 133)
RAID 0, 1, 10eSATA , ASF 2.0
See also
External links
Desktop sockets Mobile sockets Server sockets Combined sockets
Combined means that the given socket is supported by all platforms, including desktop, mobile, and server.
Current technologies and software
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