Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 vs ATI Radeon 9800 XT
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 30 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 42 |
| Value for money | no data | 24.71 |
| Architecture | Rage 9 (2003−2008) | Ampere (2020−2022) |
| GPU code name | R360 | Ampere GA104 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 October 2003 (20 years old) | 16 September 2020 (3 years old) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $499 |
| Current price | no data | $662 (1.3x MSRP) |
Value for money
no data
Technical specs
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | no data | 5888 |
| Core clock speed | 412 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1725 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 117 million | 17,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 150 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt | 220 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 3.296 | 317.4 |
Size and 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).
| Interface | AGP 8x | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 242 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x Molex | 1x 12-pin |
Memory
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 type | DDR | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 730 MHz | 14000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 23.36 GB/s | 448.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
Video outputs and ports
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 Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | no data | + |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 2.0 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2 |
| CUDA | no data | 8.5 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.
Benchmark coverage: 25%
GeForce RTX 3070 outperforms Radeon 9800 XT by 39925% in Passmark.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Recency | 1 October 2003 | 16 September 2020 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 150 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt | 220 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Radeon 9800 XT and GeForce RTX 3070. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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