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Radeon 9700 Pro vs GeForce 3 Ti 500 — Specs & Performance Compared

Side-by-side GPU comparison of the Radeon 9700 Pro and the GeForce 3 Ti 500. Released 2002 (Radeon 9700 Pro), 2001 (GeForce 3 Ti 500). MSRP range: $399 · $349. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.

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*Price sourced from Amazon.com. Price and availability subject to change.

Where to buy

A listing for each part; the current price and stock are on the retailer's page.

Synthetic benchmarks

Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from Clous.cz, HEXUS and Shacknews; each row links its sources, and where they differ the cell shows their median. Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.

BenchmarkRadeon 9700 ProGeForce 3 Ti 500
3DMark 2000 @ 1024×768 (16-bit) (higher is better)
Source: Clous.cz		 —15,250 points
3DMark 2001 (higher is better)
Source: HEXUS, Shacknews		 —7,280 points
3DMark 2001 (1024x768) (higher is better)
Source: HEXUS		 —7,740 points
3DMark 2001 (1280x1024) (higher is better)
Source: HEXUS		 —6,565 points
3DMark 2001 (1600x1200) (higher is better)
Source: HEXUS		 —5,310 points
3DMark 2001 (640x480) (higher is better)
Source: HEXUS		 —8,862 points
3DMark 2001 (800x600) (higher is better)
Source: HEXUS		 —8,481 points
3DMark 2001 (reference clocks, 240/500 MHz) (higher is better)
Source: HEXUS		 —8,600 points
3DMark 2001 @ 1024×768 (32-bit) (higher is better)
Source: Clous.cz, HEXUS		 —9,295 points
3DMark 2001 @ 1280×1024 (32-bit) (higher is better)
Source: HEXUS		 —6,565 points
3DMark 2001 @ 1600×1200 (32-bit) (higher is better)
Source: HEXUS		 —5,310 points
3DMark 2001 @ 640×480 (32-bit) (higher is better)
Source: HEXUS		 —8,862 points

Quick answers

What did the Radeon 9700 Pro and the GeForce 3 Ti 500 cost at launch?

The Radeon 9700 Pro launched at a $399 MSRP and the GeForce 3 Ti 500 at $349. Street prices drift from launch pricing; the Where to buy section links current listings.

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