ATI M96

M96

M96 E4690

Block Diagram

ATI's M96 GPU uses the TeraScale architecture and is made using a 55 nm production process at TSMC. With a die size of 146 mm² and a transistor count of 514 million it is a small chip. M96 supports DirectX 10.1 (Feature Level 10_1). For GPU compute applications, OpenCL version 1.1 can be used. It features 320 shading units, 32 texture mapping units and 8 ROPs.

Further reading: R700 Series Instruction Set Architecture

Graphics Processor

Released: Jan 9th, 2009

GPU Name: M96

Desktop Variant: RV730

Codename: Mario

Architecture: TeraScale

Foundry: TSMC

Process Size: 55 nm

Transistors: 514 million

Density: 3.5M / mm²

Die Size: 146 mm²

Package: FCBGA-880/962

Package Size: 35 mm × 35 mm

Graphics Features

DirectX: 10.1 (10_1)

OpenGL: 3.3

OpenCL: 1.1

Vulkan: N/A

Shader Model: 4.1

WDDM: 1.1

Compute: GFX3

DCE: 3.2

UVD: 2.2

Render Config

Shading Units: 320

TMUs: 32

ROPs: 8

Compute Units: 4

Z-Stencil: 32

L1 Cache: 16 KB per CU

L2 Cache: 128 KB

Max. TDP: 35 W

All TeraScale GPUs

ATI GPU Architecture History

2009-2015 TeraScale 2
2005-2013 TeraScale
2005-2007 Ultra-Threaded SE
2004-2008 R400
2002-2008 R300
2001-2006 Rage 7
2000 Rage 5
2000-2007 Rage 6
1999-2001 IBM
1998-1999 Rage 4
1997 Rage 2
1997-1999 Rage 3
1992-1997 Mach
1986-1992 Wonder

Graphics cards using the ATI M96 GPU

Name	Chip	Memory	Shaders	TMUs	ROPs	GPU Clock	Memory Clock
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4670	M96 XT	512 MB	320	32	8	675 MHz	800 MHz
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650	M96 M2	1024 MB	320	32	8	550 MHz	667 MHz
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5165		1024 MB	320	32	8	600 MHz	800 MHz
ATI FirePro M5725	M96 XT GL	512 MB	320	32	8	675 MHz	800 MHz
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 550v	M96 LP	1024 MB	320	32	8	450 MHz	600 MHz
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 560v	M96 LP	1024 MB	320	32	8	550 MHz	700 MHz
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 565v	M96 XT	1024 MB	320	32	8	675 MHz	800 MHz
ATI Radeon E4690 MXM	M96 E4690	512 MB	320	32	8	600 MHz	700 MHz
ATI Radeon E4690 MXM	M96 E4690	512 MB	320	32	8	600 MHz	700 MHz
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4670 Mac Edition	M96 XT	256 MB	320	32	8	680 MHz	790 MHz
ATI Radeon E4690 PCIe	M96 E4690	512 MB	320	32	8	600 MHz	700 MHz

M96 GPU Notes

Desktop Variant: RV730
Codename: Mario
Graphics/Compute: GFX3
Display Core Engine: 3.2
Unified Video Decoder: 2.2

Chip Codes:
216-0729002 - M96-M2 / M96-M2 LP A11
216-0729012 - M96-M2 / M96-M2 LP A12
216-0729042 - M96-M2 / M96-M2 LP / M96-M2 PRO+ A13
216-0729006 - M96-XT / M96-XT GL A11
216-0729010 - M96-XT / M96-XT GL A12
216-0729051 - M96-XT / M96-XT GL A13
216-0729057 - M96-M
M96 E4690 uses FCBGA-1066

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