ATI Radeon 9800 PRO vs Tesla P40
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Tesla P40 with Radeon 9800 PRO, including specs and performance data.
P40 outperforms 9800 PRO by a whopping 19707% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 231 | 1490 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.01 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 8.52 | 0.23 |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | Rage 8 (2002−2007) |
| GPU code name | GP102 | R350 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 13 September 2016 (9 years ago) | 1 March 2003 (22 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $5,699 | $399 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Tesla P40 and ATI 9800 PRO have a nearly equal value for money.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 3840 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 1303 MHz | 380 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1531 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 11,800 million | 117 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 150 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 47 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 367.4 | 3.040 |
| Floating-point processing power | 11.76 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 96 | 8 |
| TMUs | 240 | 8 |
| L1 Cache | 1.4 MB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 3 MB | 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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | AGP 8x |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 8-pin EPS | 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 | 24 GB | 128 MB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1808 MHz | 340 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 347.1 GB/s | 21.76 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 9.0 (9_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.7 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 2.0 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | N/A |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | N/A |
| CUDA | 6.1 | - |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 27.73 | 0.14 |
| Recency | 13 September 2016 | 1 March 2003 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 24 GB | 128 MB |
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 150 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 47 Watt |
Tesla P40 has a 19707.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 19100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 837.5% more advanced lithography process.
ATI 9800 PRO, on the other hand, has 431.9% lower power consumption.
The Tesla P40 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 9800 PRO in performance tests.
Be aware that Tesla P40 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon 9800 PRO is a desktop one.
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