ATI FireGL X3-256 vs NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | R420 | G94 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | R420 GL | NB9E-GT1 |
| Architecture | R400 | Tesla |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 130 nm | 65 nm |
| Number of transistors | 160 million | 505 million |
| Die size | 281 mm² | 240 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Aug 3rd, 2004 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | FireGL | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Launch price | 1,099 USD | — |
| Interface | AGP 8x | — |
| Reviews | 226 in our database | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 491 MHz | 600 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 454 MHz 908 Mbps effective | 800 MHz 1600 Mbps effective |
| Shader clock | — | 1500 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 256 MB | 1024 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 29.06 GB/s | 51.20 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Pixel shaders | 12 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex shaders | 6 | — |
| TMUs | 12 | 32 |
| ROPs | 12 | 16 |
| Shading units | — | 64 |
| SM count | — | 8 |
| Cache L2 | — | 64 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 5.892 GPixel/s | 9.600 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex rate | 736.5 MVertices/s | — |
| Texture rate | 5.892 GTexel/s | 19.20 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | — | 192.0 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | — |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 57 W | 75 W |
| Suggested PSU | 250 W | — |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video | No outputs |
| Power connectors | 1x Molex | — |
| Board number | A301-01 | E569 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 9.0b (9_2) | 11.1 (10_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | — | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Pixel shader | 2.0b | — |
| Vertex shader | 2.0b | — |
| CUDA | — | 1.1 |
| Shader model | — | 4.0 |
Other Features
Mobile graphics
| Release date | — | Aug 21st, 2008 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 9M (9800M) |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 8M |
| Successor | — | GeForce 100M |
