NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT vs ATI FireMV 2200 PCI

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT and ATI FireMV 2200 PCI videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT

ATI FireMV 2200 PCI

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 6 month(s) later
6.3x more core clock speed: 1500 MHz vs 240 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 65 nm vs 150 nm
8x more maximum memory size: 512 MB vs 64 MB
2.3x more memory clock speed: 900 MHz vs 400 MHz
457x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 457 vs 1

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	21 July 2008 vs 1 January 2006
Core clock speed	1500 MHz vs 240 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 150 nm
Maximum memory size	512 MB vs 64 MB
Memory clock speed	900 MHz vs 400 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	457 vs 1

Reasons to consider the ATI FireMV 2200 PCI

28.6x more texture fill rate: 960 MTexel / s vs 33.6 billion / sec
7x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 105 Watt
2.6x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 153 vs 58

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	960 MTexel / s vs 33.6 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	153 vs 58

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT
GPU 2: ATI FireMV 2200 PCI

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

457

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

153

Name	NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT	ATI FireMV 2200 PCI
PassMark - G3D Mark	457	1
PassMark - G2D Mark	58	153
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2845
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2845
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3304
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3304

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT	ATI FireMV 2200 PCI
Essentials
Architecture	Tesla	Rage 7
Code name	G92	RV280
Launch date	21 July 2008	1 January 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$160
Place in performance rating	1087	1088
Price now	$103.99
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	8.86
Technical info
Core clock speed	1500 MHz	240 MHz
CUDA cores	112
Floating-point performance	336.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	150 nm
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C
Pipelines	112
Texture fill rate	33.6 billion / sec	960 MTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	15 Watt
Transistor count	754 million	36 million
Video outputs and ports
Audio input for HDMI	S / PDIF
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video, HDTVDual Link DVI	1x DMS-59
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCI
Length	9" (22.9 cm)	170 mm
SLI options	2-way
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	None
API support
DirectX	10.0	8.1
OpenGL	2.1	1.4
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	64 MB
Memory bandwidth	57.6 GB / s	3.2 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	400 MHz
Memory type	GDDR3	DDR
Technologies
3D Vision
CUDA
SLI