ATI Radeon 9800 XT vs GeForce RTX 3090

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3090 and Radeon 9800 XT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 3090
2020
24 GB GDDR6X, 350 Watt
67.81
+48336%

RTX 3090 outperforms ATI 9800 XT by a whopping 48336% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking271433
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation14.97no data
Power efficiency13.610.16
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Rage 9 (2003−2006)
GPU code nameGA102R360
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date1 September 2020 (4 years ago)1 October 2003 (21 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,499 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores10496no data
Core clock speed1395 MHz412 MHz
Boost clock speed1695 MHzno data
Number of transistors28,300 million117 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)350 Watt60 Watt
Texture fill rate556.03.296
Floating-point processing power35.58 TFLOPSno data
ROPs1128
TMUs3288
Tensor Cores328no data
Ray Tracing Cores82no 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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16AGP 8x
Length336 mmno data
Width3-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 12-pin1x 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 typeGDDR6XDDR
Maximum RAM amount24 GB256 MB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1219 MHz365 MHz
Memory bandwidth936.2 GB/s23.36 GB/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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
HDMI+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)9.0
Shader Model6.5no data
OpenGL4.62.0
OpenCL2.0N/A
Vulkan1.2N/A
CUDA8.5-
DLSS+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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.

RTX 3090 67.81
+48336%
ATI 9800 XT 0.14

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.

RTX 3090 26685
+47552%
ATI 9800 XT 56

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 HD197-0−1
1440p131-0−1
4K87-0−1

Cost per frame, $

1080p7.61no data
1440p11.44no data
4K17.23no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 331 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 220 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 209 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 262 0−1
Battlefield 5 172 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 188 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 178 0−1
Far Cry 5 208 0−1
Fortnite 300−350 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 254 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 210 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180 0−1
Valorant 350−400 0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 156 0−1
Battlefield 5 158 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 161 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 154 0−1
Dota 2 217 0−1
Far Cry 5 196 0−1
Fortnite 300−350 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 247 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 195 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 171 0−1
Metro Exodus 176 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 369 0−1
Valorant 350−400 0−1

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 146 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 146 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 136 0−1
Dota 2 213 0−1
Far Cry 5 183 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 217 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 182 0−1
Valorant 296 0−1

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 300−350 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 60−65 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 450−500
+49000%
1−2
−49000%
Grand Theft Auto V 150 0−1
Metro Exodus 115 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180 0−1
Valorant 400−450 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 93 0−1
Far Cry 5 171 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 197 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 153 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 150−160 0−1

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 55−60 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 40−45 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 182 0−1
Metro Exodus 76 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 154 0−1
Valorant 300−350 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 113 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 22 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 46 0−1
Dota 2 202 0−1
Far Cry 5 108 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 153 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80 0−1

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 67.81 0.14
Recency 1 September 2020 1 October 2003
Maximum RAM amount 24 GB 256 MB
Chip lithography 8 nm 150 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 60 Watt

RTX 3090 has a 48335.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 16 years, a 9500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1775% more advanced lithography process.

ATI 9800 XT, on the other hand, has 483.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3090 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 9800 XT in performance tests.

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