core speed of 9800 pro

[ming2000]

im thinking about upgrade my video card. but now i m confused by the core speed of the 9800 pro. i was told that old version 9800 pro has the core speed of 350 and newer one has 360. but when i find 9800 pro from newegg, it says core speed is 380 like below:
- Specifications -

Chipset/Core Speed: ATI RADEON 9800PRO/380MHz
Memory/Effective Speed: 128MB DDR/680MHz
BUS: AGP 4X/8X
Ports: VGA Out(15 Pin D-Sub) + TV-Out(S-Video/Composite Out) + DVI
Support 3D API: DirectX 9.0, OpenGL 2.0
Cable/Accessories: 2 Adapters, 3 Cables, 6 CD, Manual
Max Resolution@32bit Color: 2048X1536@85Hz
Retail Box (See pics for details) No Half-Life 2 coupon

Model#: ICE98-2H-ZAM
Item#: N82E16814161109


can anyone explain it to me? and how different from the lowest 350 to highest 380?

 

[Marsumane]

It is 380 for the default core speed of a 9800p

 

[ming2000]

Originally posted by: Marsumane
It is 380 for the default core speed of a 9800p

so why people talk about 350 and 360 for the core speed of 9800p?

 

[Cawchy87]

they are talking about r350 and r360 cores. It is the type of GPU (Graphics Processoing Unit) that is on the card itself, not it's clock speed.

r360 is the same core used on the 9800xt so it supports more shaders when flashed to xt

r350 overclock higher generally.

 

[ming2000]

Originally posted by: Cawchy87
they are talking about r350 and r360 cores. It is the type of GPU (Graphics Processoing Unit) that is on the card itself, not it's clock speed.

r360 is the same core used on the 9800xt so it supports more shaders when flashed to xt

r350 overclock higher generally.

get it, thx

 

[Gurck]

Yep, the r350 & r360 are just model numbers basically, they in no way reflect the gpu speed. They could be named p and q, or 5,000,000 and 6,000,000.