ATI Radeon 9800 XT vs ATI X800 XL

Place in the ranking	1404	1424
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	0.25	0.17
Architecture	R400 (2004−2008)	Rage 9 (2003−2006)
GPU code name	R430	R360
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	1 December 2004 (20 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.

Core clock speed	400 MHz	412 MHz
Number of transistors	160 million	117 million
Manufacturing process technology	110 nm	150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	49 Watt	60 Watt
Texture fill rate	6.400	3.296
ROPs	16	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).

Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	AGP 8x
Width	1-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	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	256 MB	256 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	490 MHz	365 MHz
Memory bandwidth	31.36 GB/s	23.36 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 Connectors

2x DVI, 1x S-Video

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

API compatibility

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

DirectX	9.0b (9_2)	9.0
OpenGL	2.0	2.0
OpenCL	N/A	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/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 X800 XL 0.18
+20%

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 X800 XL 69
+23.2%

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.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.18	0.15
Recency	1 December 2004	1 October 2003
Chip lithography	110 nm	150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	49 Watt	60 Watt

ATI X800 XL has a 20% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 36.4% more advanced lithography process, and 22.4% lower power consumption.

The Radeon X800 XL 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.