ATI Radeon X800 PRO AGP vs ATI 9800 PRO

Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureRage 8 (2002−2007)R400 (2004−2008)
GPU code nameR350R420
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date1 March 2003 (21 year ago)1 May 2004 (20 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 no data

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.

Core clock speed380 MHz475 MHz
Number of transistors117 million160 million
Manufacturing process technology150 nm130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)47 Watt48 Watt
Texture fill rate3.0405.700
ROPs812
TMUs812

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 8xAGP 8x
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x Molex1x 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 typeDDRGDDR3
Maximum RAM amount128 MB256 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed340 MHz450 MHz
Memory bandwidth21.76 GB/s28.8 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.0 (9_0)9.0b (9_2)
OpenGL2.02.0
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 March 2003 1 May 2004
Maximum RAM amount 128 MB 256 MB
Chip lithography 150 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 47 Watt 48 Watt

ATI 9800 PRO has 2.1% lower power consumption.

ATI X800 PRO AGP, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 15.4% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Radeon 9800 PRO and Radeon X800 PRO AGP. We've got no test results to judge.


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