HD Graphics P4000 vs ATI Radeon 9800 XT

Place in the ranking	1422	1022
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	0.17	2.08
Architecture	Rage 9 (2003−2006)	Generation 7.0 (2012−2013)
GPU code name	R360	Ivy Bridge GT2
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	1 October 2003 (21 year ago)	14 May 2012 (12 years 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	no data	128
Core clock speed	412 MHz	650 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1250 MHz
Number of transistors	117 million	1,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	150 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	45 Watt
Texture fill rate	3.296	20.00
Floating-point processing power	no data	0.32 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	1
TMUs	8	16

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	AGP 8x	PCIe 1.0 x16
Width	1-slot	IGP
Supplementary power connectors	1x Molex	no 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 type	DDR	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	System Shared
Memory bus width	256 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	365 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	23.36 GB/s	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

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

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	9.0	11.1 (11_0)
Shader Model	no data	5.0
OpenGL	2.0	4.0
OpenCL	N/A	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.1.80

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 9800 XT 0.15

HD Graphics P4000 1.34
+793%

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 9800 XT 56

HD Graphics P4000 516
+821%

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.15	1.34
Recency	1 October 2003	14 May 2012
Chip lithography	150 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	45 Watt

HD Graphics P4000 has a 793.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 581.8% more advanced lithography process, and 33.3% lower power consumption.

The HD Graphics P4000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 9800 XT in performance tests.

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