Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU vs ATI Radeon 9800 XT

Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureRage 9 (2003−2006)no data
GPU code nameR360no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date1 October 2003 (21 year ago)17 January 2023 (1 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 coresno data19
Core clock speed412 MHz444 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1398 MHz
Number of transistors117 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology150 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt20 Watt
Texture fill rate3.296no data
ROPs8no data
TMUs8no data

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 sizeno datamedium sized
InterfaceAGP 8xno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x Molexno data

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 typeDDRLPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amount256 MBno data
Memory bus width256 Bitno data
Memory clock speed365 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth23.36 GB/sno data
Shared memoryno 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Videono data

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0no data
OpenGL2.0no data
OpenCLN/Ano data
VulkanN/A-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 October 2003 17 January 2023
Chip lithography 150 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 20 Watt

Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU has an age advantage of 19 years, a 2900% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Radeon 9800 XT and Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Radeon 9800 XT is a desktop card while Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU is a notebook one.


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