RTX A5500 Mobile vs ATI Radeon 9800 XT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon 9800 XT with RTX A5500 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

ATI 9800 XT
2003
256 MB DDR, 60 Watt
0.15

RTX A5500 Mobile outperforms ATI 9800 XT by a whopping 30193% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking142775
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.1718.99
ArchitectureRage 9 (2003−2006)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameR360GA103
Market segmentDesktopMobile workstation
Release date1 October 2003 (21 year ago)22 March 2022 (2 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 data7424
Core clock speed412 MHz975 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1500 MHz
Number of transistors117 million22,000 million
Manufacturing process technology150 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt165 Watt
Texture fill rate3.296348.0
Floating-point processing powerno data22.27 TFLOPS
ROPs896
TMUs8232
Tensor Coresno data232
Ray Tracing Coresno data58

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 MB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed365 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth23.36 GB/s512.0 GB/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-VideoPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX9.012 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGL2.04.6
OpenCLN/A3.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA-8.6

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

ATI 9800 XT 0.15
RTX A5500 Mobile 45.44
+30193%

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 A5500 Mobile 17463
+31084%

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-0−1124
1440p-0−181
4K-0−156

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 129
+0%
129
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 57
+0%
57
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 244
+0%
244
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Metro Exodus 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Valorant 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 44
+0%
44
+0%
Dota 2 151
+0%
151
+0%
Far Cry 5 108
+0%
108
+0%
Fortnite 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200
+0%
200
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 145
+0%
145
+0%
Metro Exodus 38
+0%
38
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Valorant 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
World of Tanks 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 38
+0%
38
+0%
Dota 2 155
+0%
155
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 178
+0%
178
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Valorant 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 99
+0%
99
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 99
+0%
99
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
World of Tanks 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 23
+0%
23
+0%
Far Cry 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 129
+0%
129
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Metro Exodus 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Valorant 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Dota 2 97
+0%
97
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 97
+0%
97
+0%
Metro Exodus 31
+0%
31
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 97
+0%
97
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+0%
9
+0%
Dota 2 132
+0%
132
+0%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Fortnite 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 68
+0%
68
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Valorant 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.15 45.44
Recency 1 October 2003 22 March 2022
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 16 GB
Chip lithography 150 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 165 Watt

ATI 9800 XT has 175% lower power consumption.

RTX A5500 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 30193.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 18 years, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1775% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A5500 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 RTX A5500 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.


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