ATI Radeon X800 XT Platinum vs GeForce 9700M GTS

Place in the ranking	1218	1458
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	0.95	0.23
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	R400 (2004−2008)
GPU code name	G94	R423
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	29 July 2008 (17 years ago)	1 March 2004 (21 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	48	no data
Core clock speed	530 MHz	520 MHz
Number of transistors	505 million	160 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	63 Watt
Texture fill rate	12.72	8.320
Floating-point processing power	0.1272 TFLOPS	no data
Gigaflops	180	no data
ROPs	16	16
TMUs	24	16
L2 Cache	64 KB	no data

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).

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 1.0 x16
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 6-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	GDDR3	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	256 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	560 MHz
Memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	35.84 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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

No outputs

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

API and SDK support

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	9.0b (9_2)
Shader Model	4.0	no data
OpenGL	3.3	2.0
OpenCL	1.1	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	+	-

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

9700M GTS 0.74
+289%

ATI X800 XT Platinum 0.19

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.

9700M GTS 311
+284%

Samples: 51

ATI X800 XT Platinum 81
Samples: 1

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	0−1
Hogwarts Legacy	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%

Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	0−1
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Hogwarts Legacy	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Valorant	27−30 +314%	7−8 −314%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	21−24 +320%	5−6 −320%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	0−1
Dota 2	12−14 +333%	3−4 −333%
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Hogwarts Legacy	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Metro Exodus	1−2	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Valorant	27−30 +314%	7−8 −314%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	0−1
Dota 2	12−14 +333%	3−4 −333%
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Hogwarts Legacy	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Valorant	27−30 +314%	7−8 −314%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2	3−4	0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	0−1	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	2−3	0−1
Hogwarts Legacy	0−1	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3	0−1

1440p
Epic

Fortnite

1−2

0−1

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%
Valorant	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

2−3

0−1

4K
Epic

Fortnite

2−3

0−1

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.74	0.19
Recency	29 July 2008	1 March 2004
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	256 MB
Chip lithography	65 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	63 Watt

9700M GTS has a 289.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 5% lower power consumption.

The GeForce 9700M GTS is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon X800 XT Platinum in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 9700M GTS is a notebook graphics card while Radeon X800 XT Platinum is a desktop one.

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