Atari VCS 400 GPU vs GeForce 9800 GTX+

General info

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

Place in performance ranking	987	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	0.03	no data
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)
GPU code name	G92B	Banded Kestrel
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	16 January 2009 (15 years old)	14 December 2020 (3 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	$249
Current price	$151 (0.7x MSRP)	no data

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 cores	128	192
CUDA cores	128	no data
Core clock speed	738 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	1201 MHz
Number of transistors	754 million	4,940 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	141 Watt	15 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	47.2 billion/sec	14.41
Floating-point performance	470.0 gflops	no data

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).

Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	IGP
Length	10.5" (26.7 cm)	295 mm
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	IGP
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	None
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 type	GDDR3	DDR4
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1100 MHz	2.4 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	70.4 GB/s	38.4 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 Connectors	HDTVDual Link DVI	No outputs
Multi monitor support	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	S/PDIF	no data

API support

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	4.0	6.4
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.1
Vulkan	N/A	1.2
CUDA	+	no data

Advantages and disadvantages

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Recency	16 January 2009	14 December 2020
Cost	$229	$249
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	4 GB
Chip lithography	55 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	141 Watt	15 Watt

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