ATI Radeon HD 3850 AGP vs NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT

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Combined performance score

9800 GT
1.23
+10.8%

GeForce 9800 GT outperforms Radeon HD 3850 AGP by 11% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking10001039
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.02no data
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameG92RV670
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date21 July 2008 (15 years old)3 January 2008 (16 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$160 no data
Current price$154 (1x MSRP)no data
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores112320
CUDA cores112no data
Core clock speed600 MHz668 MHz
Number of transistors754 million666 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt75 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate33.6 billion/sec10.69
Floating-point performance336.0 gflops427.5 gflops

Size and 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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16AGP 8x
Length9" (22.9 cm)no data
Height1-slotno data
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin1x 8-pin
SLI options+no data

Memory

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 typeGDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB512 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1656 MHz
Memory bandwidth57.6 GB/s52.99 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

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 ConnectorsHDTVDual Link DVI2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Multi monitor support+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno data

API support

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model4.04.1
OpenGL2.13.3
OpenCL1.1N/A
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

9800 GT 1.23
+10.8%
ATI HD 3850 AGP 1.11

GeForce 9800 GT outperforms Radeon HD 3850 AGP by 11% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

9800 GT 478
+10.6%
ATI HD 3850 AGP 432

GeForce 9800 GT outperforms Radeon HD 3850 AGP by 11% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

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

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.23 1.11
Recency 21 July 2008 3 January 2008
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 65 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 75 Watt

The GeForce 9800 GT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 3850 AGP in performance tests.


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