ATI Radeon 9800 XT vs ATI Mobility HD 3470

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 3470 with Radeon 9800 XT, including specs and performance data.

ATI Mobility HD 3470
2008
256 MB DDR2, 12 Watt
0.24
+60%

ATI Mobility HD 3470 outperforms ATI 9800 XT by an impressive 60% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking13631422
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.400.17
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)Rage 9 (2003−2006)
GPU code nameM82R360
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 January 2008 (16 years ago)1 October 2003 (21 year ago)

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 cores40no data
Core clock speed680 MHz412 MHz
Number of transistors181 million117 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)12 Watt60 Watt
Texture fill rate2.7203.296
Floating-point processing power0.0544 TFLOPSno data
ROPs48
TMUs48

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).

InterfaceMXM-IIAGP 8x
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeDDR2DDR
Maximum RAM amount256 MB256 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed400 MHz365 MHz
Memory bandwidth6.4 GB/s23.36 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX10.19.0
Shader Model4.1no data
OpenGL3.32.0
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

ATI Mobility HD 3470 0.24
+60%
ATI 9800 XT 0.15

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

ATI Mobility HD 3470 93
+66.1%
ATI 9800 XT 56

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Hitman 3 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+75%
16−18
−75%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Hitman 3 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+75%
16−18
−75%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Hitman 3 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+75%
16−18
−75%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Hitman 3 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.24 0.15
Recency 7 January 2008 1 October 2003
Chip lithography 55 nm 150 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 60 Watt

ATI Mobility HD 3470 has a 60% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 172.7% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.

The Mobility Radeon HD 3470 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 9800 XT in performance tests.

Be aware that Mobility Radeon HD 3470 is a notebook card while Radeon 9800 XT is a desktop one.


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