Question about Radeon 9600 variants (plain vs Pro vs XT)

Hi I just recently purchased a refurbished dual-processor 2.0 GHz G5 (early 2005) and I have become curious about the video card. Based on press releases, my video card is an OEM 128 MB Radeon 9600 card.
I'd like to know what were the specs of the different Radeon 9600 variants that Apple included as OEM video cards. As far as a I can gather there are 3 Radeon 9600 types: Radeon 9600 (plain), Radeon 9600 XT, and Radeon 9600 Pro.
The following information is what I've been able to figure out. Please correct and add to what I've typed so that I can better understand what my own video card is. Thanks
OEM Radeon 9600 (plain)
128 MB VRAM
8x AGP (?)
OEM card for dual 2.0 & 2.3 GHz G5 (early 2005)
OEM Radeon 9600 XT:
128 MB VRAM
8X AGP (?)
OEM card for dual 2.5 GHz G5 (2004)
OEM Radeon 9600 Pro
64 MB VRAM
8x AGP (?)
OEM card for 1st gen. dual 2.0 GHz G5 (2003)
Retail ATI 9600 Pro PC & Mac Edition
256 MB VRAM
?? AGP (don't know)
Given that my machine is an early 2005 G5, I take it my video card is the plain 128 MB Radeon 9600. Here's my video info from ASP.
Chipset Model: ATY,RV351
Type: Display
Bus: AGP
Slot: SLOT-1
VRAM (Total): 128 MB
Vendor: ATI (0x1002)
Device ID: 0x4150
Revision ID: 0x0000
ROM Revision: 113-A58504-113
Considering that my G5 is an early 2005 model, is the Radeon 9600 that I have faster or slower than the Radeon 9600 XT that was available in the 2004 G5?
Dual 2.0 Ghz G5 (Early 2005) Mac OS X (10.4.3)

This question has been bugging me too.
Apparently - the variations in the cards have to do with the [GPU] processor and the speed of the memory used in the video card.
The difference is clockspeed. They're identical otherwise.
In the ATi naming procedure, the progression in extensions is: SE, nothing, Pro, and XT, with XT being the fastest.
The 9600 is clocked slower than the 9600 XT and 9600 Pro, and bench marks usually show a noticeable margin between the 9600 and 9600 Pro.
The "plain" 9600 would be the slowest and the 9600XT would be the fastest.
Someone please correct me - if I'm wrong.
PM G5 1.8 SP REV A Mac OS X (10.4.2)

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