GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile vs ATI Radeon 9800 XT

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon 9800 XT with GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

ATI 9800 XT
2003
256 MB DDR, 60 Watt
0.13

RTX 3050 Mobile outperforms ATI 9800 XT by a whopping 15608% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1442252
Place by popularitynot in top-10044
Power efficiency0.1721.60
ArchitectureRage 9 (2003−2006)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameR360GA107
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date1 October 2003 (21 year ago)11 May 2021 (3 years 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 coresno data2048
Core clock speed412 MHz712 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1057 MHz
Number of transistors117 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology150 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate3.29667.65
Floating-point processing powerno data4.329 TFLOPS
ROPs840
TMUs864
Tensor Coresno data64
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 datalarge
InterfaceAGP 8xPCIe 4.0 x16
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x Molexno data

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 typeDDRGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount256 MB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed365 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth23.36 GB/s192.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-
Resizable BAR-+

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-VideoNo outputs

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX9.012 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.6
OpenGL2.04.6
OpenCLN/A3.0
VulkanN/A1.2
CUDA-8.6
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 XT 0.13
RTX 3050 Mobile 20.42
+15608%

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 XT 56
RTX 3050 Mobile 9122
+16189%

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 HD0−193
1440p-0−151
4K-0−132

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 106
+0%
106
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 87
+0%
87
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 83
+0%
83
+0%
Far Cry 5 118
+0%
118
+0%
Fortnite 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 108
+0%
108
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 67
+0%
67
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Valorant 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 61
+0%
61
+0%
Dota 2 169
+0%
169
+0%
Far Cry 5 107
+0%
107
+0%
Fortnite 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 94
+0%
94
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 128
+0%
128
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 53
+0%
53
+0%
Metro Exodus 62
+0%
62
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 168
+0%
168
+0%
Valorant 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 61
+0%
61
+0%
Dota 2 155
+0%
155
+0%
Far Cry 5 99
+0%
99
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 42
+0%
42
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65
+0%
65
+0%
Valorant 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 57
+0%
57
+0%
Metro Exodus 36
+0%
36
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30
+0%
30
+0%
Far Cry 5 68
+0%
68
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 29
+0%
29
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 57
+0%
57
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Metro Exodus 23
+0%
23
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 44
+0%
44
+0%
Valorant 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12
+0%
12
+0%
Dota 2 93
+0%
93
+0%
Far Cry 5 35
+0%
35
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 15
+0%
15
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.13 20.42
Recency 1 October 2003 11 May 2021
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 4 GB
Chip lithography 150 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 75 Watt

ATI 9800 XT has 25% lower power consumption.

RTX 3050 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 15607.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 17 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1775% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 9800 XT in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon 9800 XT is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile is a notebook one.

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