clock speeds of different Radeon models

[ddragon]

Can anyone clarify what are all the different clock speed versions of the Radeon 7500/8500[LE] cards? I have read that non-ATI cards have lower clock speeds than cards made by ATI, and that even OEM versions have different clock speeds than retail ones while both are made by ATI. I was thinking about getting a Radeon 7500, but now I've seen new prices, I'm thinking about 8500LE. Either way, I would like to pick up a good card. Please do not recommend any online stores or special deals, I live in the Czech Republic and I will choose the best out of what I can buy locally from about 5 distributors' offers.

Also, what are the overclocking options with the different versions of the cards?

So, if anyone is so knowledgable and willing, I would love to see something like this:

Mfctr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7500 . . . . . . . . . . . . 7500LE . . . . . . . . . . . . 8500 . . . . . . . . . . 8500LE
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ATI - OEM ver. . . . . . . . x MHz/x MHz . . . . . . x MHz/xMHz ...
ATI - retail ver. . . . . . . . x MHz/x MHz
ManLi...
etc.

Thanks!!!

 

[jcwagers]

Um.....I could be wrong on this but from what little I've seen and heard

Radeon 7500 Retail 290 core/460 memory(230 x 2 since it's DDR)
Radeon 7500 AIW 258 core/ 360 memory (180 x 2)

Radeon 8500 Retail 275 core/ 550 memory (275 x 2)
Radeon 8500 OEM 250 core/ 500 memory(250 x 2)
Radeon 8500LE 230 core/ 460 memory (230 x 2)

I could be wrong about this stuff but if you check around on some of the hardware sites, I'm sure you'll find what you're looking for!
Good luck!

jcwagers

 

[eplebnista]

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eplebnista

 

[Rand]

ATi Retail Radeon 8500: 275/275
ATi OEM Radeon 8500: 250/250
ATi Radeon 8500LE: 250/250.
95% of all third party Radeon 8500's: 250/250
There are one or two third party manufacturers that clock theirs at 230/230, these are typically referred to as the Radeon 8500LELE.
ATi All In Wonder Radeon 8500DV: 190/230

ATi Radeon 7500 Retail: 290/230
ATi Radeon 7500 OEM: 270/230
ATi Radeon 7500LE: 250/230 (Only a very small number of these available)
ATi All In Wonder Radeon 7500: 260/230

Due to the fact that the 7500 is primarily bandwidth limited, the performance of all of the 7500's is very close.

 

[ddragon]

Big thanks to Rand and all others for their help!