ATI Radeon 9800 PRO Mac Edition vs GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 247 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 7 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 14.93 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 15.54 | no data |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | Rage 9 (2003−2006) |
| GPU code name | GP106 | R360 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 19 July 2016 (9 years ago) | 4 March 2004 (21 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $299 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 1280 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 1506 MHz | 378 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1709 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 4,400 million | 117 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 150 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 60 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 136.7 | 3.024 |
| Floating-point processing power | 4.375 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 48 | 8 |
| TMUs | 80 | 8 |
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 | PCIe 3.0 x16 | AGP Pro 8x |
| Length | 250 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | None |
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 | GDDR5 | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 128 MB |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2002 MHz | 338 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 192.2 GB/s | 21.63 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
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 HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | 2x DVI |
| HDMI | + | - |
| G-SYNC support | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| VR Ready | + | no data |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 9.0 |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 2.0 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | N/A |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
| CUDA | 6.1 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 19 July 2016 | 4 March 2004 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 128 MB |
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 150 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 60 Watt |
GTX 1060 6 GB has an age advantage of 12 years, a 4700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 837.5% more advanced lithography process.
ATI 9800 PRO Mac Edition, on the other hand, has 100% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB and Radeon 9800 PRO Mac Edition. We've got no test results to judge.
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