GeForce RTX 3060 GDDR6X vs ATI Radeon 9800
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1510 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.29 | no data |
| Architecture | R300 (2003−2008) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | R350 | GA104 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 March 2003 (23 years ago) | 2022 (4 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. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | no data | 3584 |
| Core clock speed | 325 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1777 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 117 million | 17,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 150 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 37 Watt | 195 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 2.600 | 199.0 |
| ROPs | 8 | 48 |
| TMUs | 8 | 112 |
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 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 242 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x Molex | 1x 12-pin |
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 | GDDR6X |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 290 MHz | 19 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | 18.56 GB/s | 304.1 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0 (9_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 2.0 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 MB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 150 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 37 Watt | 195 Watt |
ATI 9800 has 427% lower power consumption.
RTX 3060 GDDR6X, on the other hand, has a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1775% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon 9800 and GeForce RTX 3060 GDDR6X. We've got no test results to judge.
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