Comparision NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 vs ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2
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Description
The NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 video card is based on the Tesla architecture. ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 on the TeraScale architecture. The first has 754 million transistors. The second is 666 million. NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 has a transistor size of 65 nm versus 55.
The base clock speed of the first video card is 600 MHz versus 825 MHz for the second.
Let's move on to memory. NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 has 0.5 GB. ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 has 0.5 GB installed. The bandwidth of the first video card is There is no data Gb/s versus 57.66 Gb/s of the second.
FLOPS of NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 is 736.51. At ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 0.54.
Goes to tests in benchmarks. In the Passmark benchmark, NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 scored 774 points. And here is the second card 699 points. In 3DMark, the first model scored There is no data points. Second There is no data points.
In terms of interfaces. The first video card is connected using PCIe 2.0 x16. The second is PCIe 2.0 x16. Video card NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 has Directx version 11.1. Video card ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 -- Directx version - 10.1.
Regarding cooling, NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 has 197W heat dissipation requirements versus 165W for ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2.
Why NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 is better than ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2
- Passmark score 774 против 699 , more on 11%
- FLOPS 736.51 TFLOPS против 0.54 TFLOPS, more on 136291%
- Number of transistors 754 million против 666 million, more on 13%
- Texture size 76.8 GTexels/s против 13.2 GTexels/s, more on 482%
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 vs ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2: highlights
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FAQ
How does the NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 processor perform in benchmarks?
Passmark NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 scored 774 points. The second video card scored 699 points in Passmark.
What FLOPS do video cards have?
FLOPS NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 is 736.51 TFLOPS. But the second video card has FLOPS equal to 0.54 TFLOPS.
What power consumption?
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 197 Watt. ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 165 Watt.
How fast are NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 and ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2?
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 operates at 600 MHz. In this case, the maximum frequency reaches There is no data MHz. The clock base frequency of ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 reaches 825 MHz. In turbo mode it reaches There is no data MHz.
What kind of memory do graphics cards have?
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 supports GDDR3. Installed 0.5 GB of RAM. Throughput reaches There is no data GB/s. ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 works with GDDR3. The second one has 0.5 GB of RAM installed. Its bandwidth is There is no data GB/s.
How many HDMI connectors do they have?
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 has There is no data HDMI outputs. ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 is equipped with There is no data HDMI outputs.
What power connectors are used?
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 uses There is no data. ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 is equipped with There is no data HDMI outputs.
What architecture are video cards based on?
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 is built on Tesla. ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 uses the TeraScale architecture.
What graphics processor is being used?
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 is equipped with G92. ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 is set to R680.
How many PCIe lanes
The first graphics card has 16 PCIe lanes. And the PCIe version is 2. ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 16 PCIe lanes. PCIe version 2.
How many transistors?
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 has 754 million transistors. ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 has 666 million transistors