ATI Radeon 9800 XT vs GeForce GTX 260M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 260M with Radeon 9800 XT, including specs and performance data.
260M outperforms 9800 XT by a whopping 600% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1181 | 1497 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.08 | 0.17 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Rage 9 (2003−2006) |
| GPU code name | G92 | R360 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 3 March 2009 (17 years ago) | 1 October 2003 (22 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 cores | 112 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 550 MHz | 412 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 754 million | 117 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 150 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 60 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 30.80 | 3.296 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.308 TFLOPS | no data |
| Gigaflops | 462 | no data |
| ROPs | 16 | 8 |
| TMUs | 56 | 8 |
| L2 Cache | 64 KB | no 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 size | large | no data |
| Bus support | PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | AGP 8x |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x Molex |
| SLI options | 2-way | - |
| MXM Type | MXM 3.0 Type-B | no 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 type | GDDR3 | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | Up to 950 MHz | 365 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 61 GB/s | 23.36 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 | DisplayPortSingle Link DVIDual Link DVIVGALVDSHDMI | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
| HDMI | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | S/PDIF | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Power management | 8.0 | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 9.0 |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | no data |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | + | - |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 29
+625%
| 4−5
−625%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
+675%
|
4−5
−675%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 24−27
+700%
|
3−4
−700%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 14−16
+600%
|
2−3
−600%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 30−35
+675%
|
4−5
−675%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 14−16
+600%
|
2−3
−600%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 30−35
+675%
|
4−5
−675%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 1−2 | 0−1 |
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−11
+900%
|
1−2
−900%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3 | 0−1 |
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 1−2 | 0−1 |
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+600%
|
2−3
−600%
|
| Valorant | 4−5 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3 | 0−1 |
This is how GTX 260M and ATI 9800 XT compete in popular games:
- GTX 260M is 625% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.91 | 0.13 |
| Recency | 3 March 2009 | 1 October 2003 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 150 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 60 Watt |
GTX 260M has a 600% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 131% more advanced lithography process.
ATI 9800 XT, on the other hand, has 8% lower power consumption.
The GeForce GTX 260M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 9800 XT in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 260M is a notebook graphics card while Radeon 9800 XT is a desktop one.
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