ATI Radeon 9800 XT vs Quadro FX 880M

Place in the ranking	1208	1424
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.14	0.17
Architecture	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)	Rage 9 (2003−2006)
GPU code name	GT216	R360
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	7 January 2010 (14 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 cores	48	no data
Core clock speed	550 MHz	412 MHz
Number of transistors	486 million	117 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	60 Watt
Texture fill rate	8.800	3.296
Floating-point processing power	0.1162 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	8	8
TMUs	16	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).

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	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	GDDR3	DDR
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	256 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	790 MHz	365 MHz
Memory bandwidth	25.28 GB/s	23.36 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 Connectors

No outputs

1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_1)	9.0
Shader Model	4.1	no data
OpenGL	3.3	2.0
OpenCL	1.1	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	1.2	-

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.

FX 880M 0.58
+287%

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.

FX 880M 223
+298%

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.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD

19
+375%

4−5

−375%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2	0−1
Hitman 3	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 +329%	7−8 −329%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2	0−1
Hitman 3	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 +329%	7−8 −329%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4	0−1
Hitman 3	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 +450%	2−3 −450%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 +329%	7−8 −329%

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Hitman 3	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

0−1

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

0−1

This is how FX 880M and ATI 9800 XT compete in popular games:

FX 880M is 375% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.58	0.15
Recency	7 January 2010	1 October 2003
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	256 MB
Chip lithography	40 nm	150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	60 Watt

FX 880M has a 286.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 275% more advanced lithography process, and 71.4% lower power consumption.

The Quadro FX 880M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 9800 XT in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro FX 880M is a mobile workstation card while Radeon 9800 XT is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.