ATI Radeon 9800 PRO 128-bit vs GeForce GTX 1660 Max-Q
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Turing (2018−2022) | R300 (2003−2008) |
| GPU code name | TU116 | R350 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | no data | 1 March 2003 (23 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $229 | no data |
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.
| Core clock speed | 1140 MHz | 380 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1335 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 6,600 million | 117 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 150 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 47 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 3.040 |
| ROPs | no data | 8 |
| TMUs | no data | 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 8x |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x Molex |
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 | no data | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 128 MB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 8000 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 9.6 GB/s |
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 | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12.0 (12_1) | 9.0 (9_0) |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 2.0 |
| OpenCL | no data | N/A |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 150 nm |
GTX 1660 Max-Q has a 1150% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1660 Max-Q and Radeon 9800 PRO 128-bit. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 1660 Max-Q is a notebook graphics card while Radeon 9800 PRO 128-bit is a desktop one.
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