ATI Mobility Radeon 7000

The ATI Mobility Radeon 7000 is an end-of-life integrated graphics processor from AMD, built around the M6 chip using the Rage 6 architecture. Fabricated by TSMC on a 180 nm process, it packs 30 million transistors onto a 115 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 260.9K / mm². The data shows a 50th percentile standing among all GPUs in the database, though its average benchmark score of 0 reflects an absence of recorded performance runs. This is a part designed for portability, not performance.

Power and Cooling

The Mobility Radeon 7000 uses an IGP slot width, meaning it is integrated into the system rather than a discrete expansion card. This integration carries significant implications for power and cooling. There are no power connectors listed, and no suggested PSU is specified — the host system's existing power delivery is sufficient. The 180 nm process from TSMC is an older fabrication node, but the modest 30 million transistor count keeps the thermal load minimal. The memory clock runs at 139 MHz, with 278 Mbps effective data rate, which is low enough to avoid any need for active cooling. The AGP 4x bus interface connects the chip to the rest of the system. For a portable device, this integrated approach minimizes both power draw and heat generation.

The absence of a TDP figure in the data further suggests that thermal management is not a concern — the chip operates within the power envelope of the host portable device. The 115 mm² die size, combined with 30 million transistors, indicates a relatively simple design that does not stress the thermal solution. The transistor density of 260.9K / mm² shows how tightly packed the design is, but at 180 nm, the physical size is large enough to dissipate heat easily. In practice, no special cooling or power infrastructure is required beyond what a standard portable device provides.

Ray Tracing and Feature Set

The data lists no RT cores and no tensor cores for the Mobility Radeon 7000. Hardware-accelerated ray tracing is therefore entirely absent. The API support is limited to DirectX 7.0 and OpenGL 1.3; Vulkan is not supported. This places the chip in the fixed-function pipeline era, before programmable shaders became standard. The 3 TMUs and 1 ROP define the texturing and rasterization limits. The texture rate is 432.0 MTexel/s and the pixel rate is 144.0 MPixel/s, which are the maximum throughputs for these operations. These figures are extremely low by modern standards, but they are consistent with a chip designed for basic 3D acceleration in a portable device.

Without RT cores or tensor cores, there is no support for modern rendering techniques such as ray-traced reflections, global illumination, or AI-based upscaling. The DirectX 7.0 API support means that only fixed-function pipeline features are available — transform and lighting, texture mapping, and basic blending. OpenGL 1.3 support similarly limits the chip to older rendering paths. The lack of Vulkan support is notable, as Vulkan is a modern low-level API that this chip cannot utilize. For any application that requires modern graphics features, this chip is not suitable. The feature set is firmly anchored in the early days of consumer 3D graphics.

Who Should Consider It

The Mobility Radeon 7000 is not a chip for modern gaming or graphics workloads. With 16 MB of DDR memory on a 32-bit bus and 1.112 GB/s of bandwidth, the memory subsystem is far too small for high-resolution textures or complex scenes. The 50th percentile ranking among all GPUs is a relative measure, but the average benchmark score of 0 indicates that no actual performance data was recorded. This suggests that the chip is either too old to be benchmarked or not relevant enough to be tested. End-of-life production status confirms that this is a legacy part.

The data supports the conclusion that this chip is only suitable for basic 2D desktop tasks, simple 3D applications from the DirectX 7 era, and video playback of low-resolution content. The 3 TMUs and 1 ROP limit the fill rates to 432.0 MTexel/s and 144.0 MPixel/s, respectively, which means even modest desktop resolutions could strain the pixel rate. For a portable device of its era, this was acceptable, but for any modern use case, it is inadequate. The display outputs are listed as "Portable Device Dependent," meaning the actual connectors and supported resolutions depend on the specific laptop or device implementation. This further reinforces that this is a chip for OEM integration, not for end-user upgrades.

FAQ

Q: Does the ATI Mobility Radeon 7000 support Vulkan?

A: No. The supported APIs are DirectX 7.0 and OpenGL 1.3; Vulkan is not listed in the data.

Q: How much video memory does it have?

A: It has 16 MB of DDR memory on a 32-bit bus.

Q: What is the memory bandwidth?

A: The memory bandwidth is 1.112 GB/s, with a memory clock of 139 MHz and 278 Mbps effective data rate.

Q: Is it a discrete or integrated graphics solution?

A: Integrated. The slot width is listed as IGP, meaning it is built into the system rather than a separate card.

Q: What is the production status?

A: The production status is end-of-life, meaning it is no longer manufactured.

Q: Who is the manufacturer?

A: AMD is the manufacturer, and the chip is the M6 on the Rage 6 architecture.

How It Compares

The data provides no nearest rivals for the Mobility Radeon 7000, so direct comparison with competing products is not possible from the given information. The predecessor is the Rage Mobility and the successor is the M7. Without rival scores or deltaPct values, any comparative analysis must rely on the chip's own specifications. The 50th percentile vs all GPUs places it at the midpoint of the database's performance distribution, but this is a relative ranking that carries little weight given the average benchmark score of 0. The absence of benchmark data means the percentile is likely derived from the chip's specifications rather than actual performance measurements. In the context of its own product line, the M6 sits between the older Rage Mobility and the newer M7, but no performance numbers are available for either.

Memory Subsystem

The memory subsystem of the Mobility Radeon 7000 is one of its most defining characteristics. It consists of 16 MB of DDR memory on a 32-bit bus, with a memory clock of 139 MHz and an effective data rate of 278 Mbps. The total bandwidth is 1.112 GB/s. These figures are extremely low by modern standards. A 32-bit bus means that data is transferred 32 bits at a time, and the 139 MHz clock further limits the throughput. The 16 MB capacity is sufficient only for low-resolution framebuffers and small textures. The bandwidth of 1.112 GB/s is a hard ceiling on how much data can be moved between memory and the GPU each second.

The 144.0 MPixel/s pixel rate and 432.0 MTexel/s texture rate are closely tied to the memory subsystem. To render a single pixel, the GPU must read and write data to memory, and the bandwidth limits how many pixels can be processed per second. With 1.112 GB/s of bandwidth, the pixel rate of 144.0 MPixel/s is achievable only if each pixel operation requires a small amount of data. In practice, the memory subsystem is the primary bottleneck for this chip. For high-resolution displays, the 16 MB memory and 1.112 GB/s bandwidth are simply insufficient. The data clearly indicates that this chip is not designed for high-resolution workloads.

Benchmark Performance

The benchmark performance of the Mobility Radeon 7000 is characterized by a complete absence of recorded data. The benchmarks array is empty, and the average benchmark score is 0. The percentile vs all GPUs is 50, which places it at the midpoint of the database, but this is a nominal ranking given the lack of performance measurements. Without nearest rivals, no deltaPct values can be computed, and no percentage comparisons are possible. The data does not provide any scores for the predecessor Rage Mobility or the successor M7, so even within its own product line, no performance deltas are available.

The 50th percentile is an interesting data point. It suggests that, among all GPUs in the database, the Mobility Radeon 7000 sits exactly in the middle. However, this is likely a placeholder ranking based on the chip's specifications rather than actual benchmark runs. The average benchmark score of 0 confirms that no performance tests have been recorded. This is consistent with an end-of-life integrated chip that is not of interest to modern benchmarkers. The lack of data makes it impossible to draw any conclusions about relative performance. The only performance-related figures available are the pixel rate of 144.0 MPixel/s and texture rate of 432.0 MTexel/s, which are theoretical maximums derived from the clock speeds and the 1 ROP and 3 TMUs. These rates are far below what any modern GPU achieves.