ATI Radeon 9800 vs ATI X600 PRO

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon X600 PRO and Radeon 9800, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ATI X600 PRO
2004
128 MB DDR, 36 Watt
0.17
+13.3%

ATI X600 PRO outperforms ATI 9800 by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking14061421
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.330.28
ArchitectureRage 9 (2003−2006)Rage 8 (2002−2007)
GPU code nameRV380R350
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date1 September 2004 (20 years ago)1 March 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.

Core clock speed400 MHz325 MHz
Number of transistors75 million117 million
Manufacturing process technology130 nm150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)36 Watt37 Watt
Texture fill rate1.6002.600
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).

InterfacePCIe 1.0 x16AGP 8x
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 typeDDRDDR
Maximum RAM amount128 MB128 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed300 MHz290 MHz
Memory bandwidth9.6 GB/s18.56 GB/s

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-Video1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0b9.0 (9_0)
OpenGL2.02.0
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 X600 PRO 0.17
+13.3%
ATI 9800 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 X600 PRO 67
+17.5%
ATI 9800 57

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 0.17 0.15
Recency 1 September 2004 1 March 2003
Chip lithography 130 nm 150 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 36 Watt 37 Watt

ATI X600 PRO has a 13.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 15.4% more advanced lithography process, and 2.8% lower power consumption.

The Radeon X600 PRO is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 9800 in performance tests.


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