ATI Radeon HD 3850 X3 vs NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GT
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | RV670 | G92 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | RV670 PRO (215-0708003) | NB9E-GT2 |
| Architecture | TeraScale | Tesla |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 55 nm | 65 nm |
| Number of transistors | 666 million | 754 million |
| Die size | 192 mm² | 324 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Never Released | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Radeon R600 | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | — |
| Predecessor | Radeon R500 PCIe | — |
| Successor | Radeon R700 | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 669 MHz | 500 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 850 MHz 1700 Mbps effective | 800 MHz 1600 Mbps effective |
| Shader clock | — | 1250 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 512 MB | 512 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 54.40 GB/s | 51.20 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 320 | 96 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 16 | 48 |
| ROPs | 16 | 16 |
| Compute units | 4 | — |
| Cache L2 | 256 KB | 64 KB |
| SM count | — | 12 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 10.70 GPixel/s | 8.000 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 10.70 GTexel/s | 24.00 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 428.2 GFLOPS | 240.0 GFLOPS |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | MXM Module |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 292 mm 11.5 inches | — |
| TDP | 145 W | 65 W |
| Suggested PSU | 300 W | — |
| Outputs | 4x DVI | No outputs |
| Power connectors | 1x 8-pin | None |
| Board number | — | P394, P398 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 11.1 (10_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 (full) 4.0 (partial) | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | — | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| Shader model | 4.1 | 4.0 |
| CUDA | — | 1.1 |
Other Features
Mobile graphics
| Release date | — | Jul 29th, 2008 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 9M (9800M) |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 8M |
| Successor | — | GeForce 100M |
