ATI Radeon 9800 XT vs NVS 5400M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared NVS 5400M with Radeon 9800 XT, including specs and performance data.

NVS 5400M
2012
2 GB GDDR3, 35 Watt
1.62
+980%

NVS 5400M outperforms ATI 9800 XT by a whopping 980% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking9581424
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency3.170.17
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Rage 9 (2003−2006)
GPU code nameGF108R360
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Release date1 June 2012 (12 years ago)1 October 2003 (21 year 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 cores96no data
Core clock speed660 MHz412 MHz
Number of transistors585 million117 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt60 Watt
Texture fill rate10.563.296
Floating-point processing power0.2534 TFLOPSno data
ROPs48
TMUs168

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 sizemedium sizedno data
InterfaceMXMAGP 8x
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeGDDR3DDR
Maximum RAM amount2 GB256 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz365 MHz
Memory bandwidth28.8 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)9.0
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.62.0
OpenCL1.1N/A
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+-

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

NVS 5400M 1.62
+980%
ATI 9800 XT 0.15

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.

NVS 5400M 624
+1014%
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 HD15
+1400%
1−2
−1400%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 5−6 0−1
Hitman 3 6−7 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+1033%
3−4
−1033%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 5−6 0−1
Hitman 3 6−7 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+1033%
3−4
−1033%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 5−6 0−1
Hitman 3 6−7 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+1033%
3−4
−1033%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Hitman 3 7−8 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5 0−1

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4 0−1

This is how NVS 5400M and ATI 9800 XT compete in popular games:

  • NVS 5400M is 1400% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.62 0.15
Recency 1 June 2012 1 October 2003
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 256 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 150 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 60 Watt

NVS 5400M has a 980% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 275% more advanced lithography process, and 71.4% lower power consumption.

The NVS 5400M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 9800 XT in performance tests.

Be aware that NVS 5400M is a mobile workstation card while Radeon 9800 XT is a desktop one.


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