Radeon 9800 PRO vs Sky 500
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 373 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 4.61 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Rage 8 (2002−2006) |
| GPU code name | Pitcairn | R350 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 27 March 2013 (11 years ago) | 1 March 2003 (21 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $399 |
| Current price | $129 | $54 (0.1x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Detailed specifications
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 | 1280 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 950 MHz | 380 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,800 million | 117 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 150 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 47 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 76.00 | 3.040 |
| Floating-point performance | 2,432 gflops | no data |
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).
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | AGP 8x |
| Length | 242 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Form factor | full height / full length | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 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 | GDDR5 | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 128 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 4800 MHz | 680 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 154 GB/s | 21.76 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 Connectors | 1x DisplayPort | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
| DisplayPort count | 1 | no data |
| Dual-link DVI support | 1 | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 9.0 (9_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 2.0 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | N/A |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
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%
Sky 500 outperforms 9800 PRO by 7973% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 27 March 2013 | 1 March 2003 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 128 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 150 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 47 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Radeon Sky 500 and Radeon 9800 PRO. 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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