ATI Radeon 9800 PRO vs Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1417 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 0.22 |
| Architecture | Gen. 4.5 (2008) | Rage 8 (2002−2007) |
| GPU code name | Montevina | R350 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 October 2008 (16 years ago) | 1 March 2003 (21 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $399 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 10 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 533 MHz | 380 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 117 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 150 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 47 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 3.040 |
| ROPs | no data | 8 |
| TMUs | no data | 8 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | no data | AGP 8x |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x Molex |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | no data | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 128 MB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 340 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 21.76 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | no data |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | no data | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10 | 9.0 (9_0) |
| OpenGL | no data | 2.0 |
| OpenCL | no data | N/A |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 October 2008 | 1 March 2003 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 150 nm |
Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD has an age advantage of 5 years, and a 130.8% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD and Radeon 9800 PRO. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD is a notebook card while Radeon 9800 PRO is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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