ATI Radeon 9800 PRO vs Quadro NVS 295

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro NVS 295 with Radeon 9800 PRO, including specs and performance data.

NVS 295
2009
256 MB GDDR3, 23 Watt
0.24
+60%

NVS 295 outperforms ATI 9800 PRO by an impressive 60% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking13631418
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.720.22
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Rage 8 (2002−2007)
GPU code nameG98R350
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date7 May 2009 (15 years ago)1 March 2003 (21 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$54.50 $399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores8no data
Core clock speed540 MHz380 MHz
Number of transistors210 million117 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)23 Watt47 Watt
Texture fill rate4.3203.040
Floating-point processing power0.0208 TFLOPSno data
ROPs48
TMUs88

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 1.0 x16AGP 8x
Length168 mmno data
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 amount256 MB128 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed695 MHz340 MHz
Memory bandwidth11.12 GB/s21.76 GB/s

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 Connectors2x DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)9.0 (9_0)
Shader Model4.0no data
OpenGL3.32.0
OpenCL1.1N/A
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA1.1-

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 295 0.24
+60%
ATI 9800 PRO 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 295 93
+57.6%
ATI 9800 PRO 59

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.24 0.15
Recency 7 May 2009 1 March 2003
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 128 MB
Chip lithography 65 nm 150 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 23 Watt 47 Watt

NVS 295 has a 60% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 130.8% more advanced lithography process, and 104.3% lower power consumption.

The Quadro NVS 295 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 9800 PRO in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro NVS 295 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon 9800 PRO is a desktop one.


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