ATI Graphics Ultra + vs GeForce 9800M GS

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1000not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)no data
GPU code nameG94Mach32
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 November 2008 (15 years ago)1 January 1992 (32 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 cores64no data
CUDA cores64no data
Core clock speed530 MHz10 MHz
Number of transistors505 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology65 nm800 nm
Power consumption (TDP)60 Wattno data
Texture fill rate16.96no data
Floating-point processing power0.1696 TFLOPSno data
Gigaflops254no data
ROPs161
TMUs32no 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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCI
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 typeGDDR3DRAM
Maximum RAM amount512 MB1 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz10 MHz
Memory bandwidth51.2 GB/s80.0 MB/s
Shared memory-no data

Connectivity and outputs

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x VGA
Multi monitor support+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Power management8.0no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)None
Shader Model4.0no data
OpenGL2.1None
OpenCL1.1None
VulkanN/A-
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 November 2008 1 January 1992
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 1 MB
Chip lithography 65 nm 800 nm

9800M GS has an age advantage of 16 years, a 51100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1130.8% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce 9800M GS and Graphics Ultra +. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce 9800M GS is a notebook card while Graphics Ultra + is a desktop one.


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NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GS
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