GeForce RTX 4090 vs ATI Radeon 9800 PRO

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon 9800 PRO and GeForce RTX 4090, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ATI 9800 PRO
2003
128 MB DDR, 47 Watt
0.15

RTX 4090 outperforms ATI 9800 PRO by a whopping 65013% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking14292
Place by popularitynot in top-1008
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data18.86
Power efficiency0.2215.24
ArchitectureRage 8 (2002−2007)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameR350AD102
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date1 March 2003 (21 year ago)20 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 $1,599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

ATI 9800 PRO and RTX 4090 have a nearly equal value for money.

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 coresno data16384
Core clock speed380 MHz2235 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2520 MHz
Number of transistors117 million76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology150 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)47 Watt450 Watt
Texture fill rate3.0401,290
Floating-point processing powerno data82.58 TFLOPS
ROPs8176
TMUs8512
Tensor Coresno data512
Ray Tracing Coresno data128

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).

InterfaceAGP 8xPCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data304 mm
Width1-slot3-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x Molex1x 16-pin

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 typeDDRGDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount128 MB24 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed340 MHz1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth21.76 GB/s1.01 TB/s
Shared memoryno 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 DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX9.0 (9_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.8
OpenGL2.04.6
OpenCLN/A3.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA-8.9
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.

ATI 9800 PRO 0.15
RTX 4090 97.67
+65013%

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.

ATI 9800 PRO 59
RTX 4090 38432
+65039%

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-0−1259
1440p-0−1198
4K-0−1142

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data6.17
1440pno data8.08
4Kno data11.26

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 324
+0%
324
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Counter-Strike 2 212
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212
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Cyberpunk 2077 227
+0%
227
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 265
+0%
265
+0%
Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 215
+0%
215
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 224
+0%
224
+0%
Far Cry 5 209
+0%
209
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 281
+0%
281
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
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Valorant 650−700
+0%
650−700
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 234
+0%
234
+0%
Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 199
+0%
199
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 215
+0%
215
+0%
Dota 2 253
+0%
253
+0%
Far Cry 5 201
+0%
201
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 275
+0%
275
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 174
+0%
174
+0%
Metro Exodus 229
+0%
229
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 579
+0%
579
+0%
Valorant 650−700
+0%
650−700
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 185
+0%
185
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 211
+0%
211
+0%
Dota 2 224
+0%
224
+0%
Far Cry 5 187
+0%
187
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 305
+0%
305
+0%
Valorant 680
+0%
680
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 500−550
+0%
500−550
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 162
+0%
162
+0%
Metro Exodus 180
+0%
180
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 159
+0%
159
+0%
Far Cry 5 187
+0%
187
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 259
+0%
259
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 102
+0%
102
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 130
+0%
130
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 187
+0%
187
+0%
Metro Exodus 137
+0%
137
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 280
+0%
280
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
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Counter-Strike 2 38
+0%
38
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 81
+0%
81
+0%
Dota 2 227
+0%
227
+0%
Far Cry 5 170
+0%
170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.15 97.67
Recency 1 March 2003 20 September 2022
Maximum RAM amount 128 MB 24 GB
Chip lithography 150 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 47 Watt 450 Watt

ATI 9800 PRO has 857.4% lower power consumption.

RTX 4090, on the other hand, has a 65013.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 19 years, a 19100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 2900% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4090 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 9800 PRO in performance tests.

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