ATI Radeon 9800 XT vs Pro Vega 56

Place in the ranking	174	1425
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	45.83	no data
Power efficiency	10.56	0.17
Architecture	GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)	Rage 9 (2003−2006)
GPU code name	Vega 10	R360
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	14 August 2017 (7 years ago)	1 October 2003 (21 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	3584	no data
Core clock speed	1138 MHz	412 MHz
Boost clock speed	1250 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	12,500 million	117 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	210 Watt	60 Watt
Texture fill rate	280.0	3.296
Floating-point processing power	8.96 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	64	8
TMUs	224	8

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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	AGP 8x
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 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 type	HBM2	DDR
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	256 MB
Memory bus width	2048 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	786 MHz	365 MHz
Memory bandwidth	402.4 GB/s	23.36 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no 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 Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
HDMI	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	9.0
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.6	2.0
OpenCL	2.0	N/A
Vulkan	1.1.125	N/A

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.

Pro Vega 56 32.13
+21320%

ATI 9800 XT 0.15

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.

Pro Vega 56 12353
+21959%

ATI 9800 XT 56

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	100	-0−1
4K	61	-0−1

Cost per frame, $

1080p	3.99	no data
4K	6.54	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	60−65	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70	0−1
Elden Ring	100−110	0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	60−65	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	140−150	0−1
Metro Exodus	80−85	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70	0−1
Valorant	120−130	0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	60−65	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70	0−1
Dota 2	36	0−1
Elden Ring	100−110	0−1
Far Cry 5	85−90	0−1
Fortnite	150−160	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	140−150	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	100−110	0−1
Metro Exodus	80−85	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	180−190	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	100−110	0−1
Valorant	120−130	0−1
World of Tanks	270−280 +27500%	1−2 −27500%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	60−65	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70	0−1
Dota 2	102	0−1
Far Cry 5	85−90	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	140−150	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	180−190	0−1
Valorant	120−130	0−1

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	55−60	0−1
Elden Ring	60−65	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	55−60	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35	0−1
World of Tanks	200−210	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	30−33	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33	0−1
Far Cry 5	100−110	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	85−90	0−1
Metro Exodus	70−75	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55	0−1
Valorant	90−95	0−1

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−35	0−1
Dota 2	55−60	0−1
Elden Ring	27−30	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	55−60	0−1
Metro Exodus	24−27	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	100−110	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	20−22	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	30−35	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14	0−1
Dota 2	96	0−1
Far Cry 5	45−50	0−1
Fortnite	40−45	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	50−55	0−1
Valorant	45−50	0−1

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	32.13	0.15
Recency	14 August 2017	1 October 2003
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	256 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	210 Watt	60 Watt

Pro Vega 56 has a 21320% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 971.4% more advanced lithography process.

ATI 9800 XT, on the other hand, has 250% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Pro Vega 56 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 9800 XT in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro Vega 56 is a mobile workstation card while Radeon 9800 XT is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.