Radeon 890M vs ATI 9800 PRO

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon 9800 PRO with Radeon 890M, including specs and performance data.

ATI 9800 PRO
2003
128 MB DDR, 47 Watt
0.14

890M outperforms ATI 9800 PRO by a whopping 14500% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1440270
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.22100.00
ArchitectureRage 8 (2002−2007)RDNA 3.5 (2024−2025)
GPU code nameR350Strix Point
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date1 March 2003 (22 years ago)15 July 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 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 coresno data1024
Core clock speed380 MHz400 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2900 MHz
Number of transistors117 million34,000 million
Manufacturing process technology150 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)47 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate3.040185.6
Floating-point processing powerno data5.939 TFLOPS
ROPs832
TMUs864
Ray Tracing Coresno data16

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 sizeno datamedium sized
InterfaceAGP 8xPCIe 4.0 x8
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x MolexNone

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 typeDDRSystem Shared
Maximum RAM amount128 MBSystem Shared
Memory bus width256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed340 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth21.76 GB/sno data
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-VideoPortable Device Dependent

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/A2.1
VulkanN/A1.3

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 0.14
Radeon 890M 20.44
+14500%

  • Passmark

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
Radeon 890M 8485
+14281%

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-0−143
1440p-0−118

Cost per frame, $

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • Full HD
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Epic Preset
Counter-Strike 2 117
+0%
117
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Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 43
+0%
43
+0%
Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 91
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91
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Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry 5 58
+0%
58
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Fortnite 100−110
+0%
100−110
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Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 37
+0%
37
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
+0%
75−80
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Valorant 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 44
+0%
44
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry 5 53
+0%
53
+0%
Fortnite 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 55
+0%
55
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 25
+0%
25
+0%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 52
+0%
52
+0%
Valorant 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry 5 50
+0%
50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 19
+0%
19
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 33
+0%
33
+0%
Valorant 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Fortnite 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Fortnite 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Valorant 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+0%
8−9
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Far Cry 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Fortnite 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.14 20.44
Recency 1 March 2003 15 July 2024
Chip lithography 150 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 47 Watt 15 Watt

Radeon 890M has a 14500% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 21 year, a 3650% more advanced lithography process, and 213.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon 890M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 9800 PRO in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon 9800 PRO is a desktop card while Radeon 890M is a notebook one.

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