ATI Radeon X1950 GT vs ATI Radeon 9800

Comparative analysis of ATI Radeon X1950 GT and ATI Radeon 9800 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

ATI Radeon X1950 GT

ATI Radeon 9800

Differences

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon X1950 GT

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Around 54% higher core clock speed: 500 MHz vs 325 MHz
2.3x more texture fill rate: 6 GTexel / s vs 2.6 GTexel / s
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 80 nm vs 150 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 256 MB vs 128 MB
2.1x more memory clock speed: 1200 MHz vs 580 MHz
Around 83% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 106 vs 58
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 279 vs 191

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	29 January 2007 vs 1 March 2003
Core clock speed	500 MHz vs 325 MHz
Texture fill rate	6 GTexel / s vs 2.6 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology	80 nm vs 150 nm
Maximum memory size	256 MB vs 128 MB
Memory clock speed	1200 MHz vs 580 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	106 vs 58
PassMark - G2D Mark	279 vs 191

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon 9800

Around 54% lower typical power consumption: 37 Watt vs 57 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	37 Watt vs 57 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: ATI Radeon X1950 GT
GPU 2: ATI Radeon 9800

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

106

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

279

191

Name	ATI Radeon X1950 GT	ATI Radeon 9800
PassMark - G3D Mark	106	58
PassMark - G2D Mark	279	191
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2517
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2517

Compare specifications (specs)

	ATI Radeon X1950 GT	ATI Radeon 9800
Essentials
Architecture	R500	Rage 8
Code name	RV570	R350
Launch date	29 January 2007	1 March 2003
Launch price (MSRP)	$140
Place in performance rating	944	947
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Technical info
Core clock speed	500 MHz	325 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	80 nm	150 nm
Texture fill rate	6 GTexel / s	2.6 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	57 Watt	37 Watt
Transistor count	330 million	117 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	AGP 8x
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x Molex
API support
DirectX	9.0c	9.0
OpenGL	2.0	2.0
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	128 MB
Memory bandwidth	38.4 GB / s	18.56 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1200 MHz	580 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3	DDR