GeForce 9800 GTX Overview

GeForce 9800 GTX
Memory: 512Mb GDDR3DESKTOP
Release date: 28 Mar 2008
GeForce 9800 GTX

Core Configuration

GPU G92
Architecture Nvidia_Tesla
Shaders : TMUs : ROPs 128 : 64 : 16
Raytracing Cores none
Performance 432.10 GFLOPs

Memory Configuration

Memory Size 512 Mb
Memory Bus Width 256 bit
Memory Speed 1100 MHz
2200 MHz effective
Memory Bandwidth 70.40 Gb/s

Summary

Relative performance

  • GeForce GTX TITAN X (Pascal)
    2498%
  • GeForce GTX 1080
    1885%
  • Radeon R9 295X2
    1652%
  • GeForce GTX 1070
    1545%
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    1535%
  • GeForce GTX TITAN X
    1355%
  • Radeon R9 FURY X
    1185%
  • Radeon R9 390X
    1178%
  • GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile
    1174%
  • GeForce GTX 980
    1170%
  • GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile
    1165%
  • Radeon HD 7990
    1158%
  • Radeon RX 480
    1151%
  • Radeon R9 FURY
    1129%
  • GeForce GTX 690
    1116%
  • Radeon R9 390
    1113%
  • Radeon R9 Nano
    1110%
  • GeForce GTX 1060
    1086%
  • Radeon RX 470
    1043%
  • GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
    1023%
  • Radeon R9 290X
    1013%
  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    1002%
  • GeForce GTX 970
    984%
  • Radeon R9 290
    965%
  • GeForce GTX TITAN BLACK
    930%
  • GeForce GTX TITAN
    884%
  • GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile
    881%
  • GeForce GTX 980 Mobile
    864%
  • GeForce GTX 780 6 GB
    860%
  • GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2
    860%
  • GeForce GTX 780
    860%
  • Radeon R9 380X
    838%
  • Radeon R9 380
    767%
  • Radeon R9 380 OEM
    767%
  • GeForce GTX 980M
    766%
  • GeForce GTX 770
    698%
  • Radeon R9 280X
    685%
  • Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition
    676%
  • Radeon R9 285
    674%
  • Radeon HD 7970
    672%
  • Radeon HD 6990
    670%
  • GeForce GTX 680
    668%
  • GeForce GTX 680 Mac Edition
    668%
  • GeForce GTX 960
    648%
  • GeForce GTX 960 OEM
    648%
  • GeForce GTX 970M
    616%
  • Radeon R9 280
    611%
  • GeForce GTX 590
    608%
  • GeForce GTX 670
    583%
  • Radeon HD 7950
    570%
  • Radeon HD 7950 Boost
    570%
  • Radeon HD 7950 Mac Edition
    570%
  • GeForce GTX 660 Ti
    549%
  • Radeon R9 270X
    543%
  • GeForce GTX 760
    537%
  • GeForce GTX 760 OEM
    537%
  • GeForce GTX 760 OEM Rebrand
    537%
  • GeForce GTX 760 Ti OEM
    537%
  • GeForce GTX 760 Ti OEM Rebrand
    537%
  • Radeon HD 7870 XT
    536%
  • GeForce GTX 950
    530%
  • GeForce GTX 950 LP
    530%
  • Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition
    518%
  • Radeon R7 370
    513%
  • Radeon RX 460
    505%
  • GeForce GTX 880M
    498%
  • GeForce GTX 965M
    493%
  • GeForce GTX 965M Rev. 2
    493%
  • GeForce GTX 965M Rev. 3
    493%
  • Radeon R9 270
    488%
  • Radeon R9 370
    486%
  • GeForce GTX 780M
    475%
  • GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition
    475%
  • Radeon HD 5970
    463%
  • GeForce GTX 870M
    450%
  • Radeon HD 8970M
    449%
  • Radeon R7 265
    431%
  • Radeon HD 7850
    426%
  • GeForce GTX 660
    425%
  • GeForce GTX 660 OEM
    425%
  • GeForce GTX 660 Rev. 2
    425%
  • Radeon HD 7970M
    420%
  • GeForce GTX 580
    412%
  • GeForce GTX 680M
    406%
  • GeForce GTX 680MX Mac Edition
    406%
  • Radeon R7 360
    400%
  • Radeon R7 260X
    391%
  • Radeon HD 7790
    381%
  • Radeon HD 6970
    375%
  • GeForce GTX 570
    366%
  • GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost
    362%
  • Radeon HD 6950
    356%
  • GeForce GTX 480
    356%
  • GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448
    353%
  • GeForce GTX 750 Ti
    350%
  • GeForce GTX 960M
    332%
  • GeForce GTX 770M
    330%
  • GeForce GTX 775M Mac Edition
    330%
  • GeForce GTX 860M
    315%
  • GeForce GTX 860M Rev. 2
    315%
  • GeForce GTX 750
    301%
  • GeForce GTX 670MX
    300%
  • GeForce GTX 650 Ti
    296%
  • GeForce GTX 560 Ti OEM
    295%
  • GeForce GTX 470
    292%
  • GeForce GTX 560 Ti
    291%
  • GeForce GT 740
    288%
  • GeForce GT 740 OEM
    288%
  • Radeon HD 6870
    283%
  • GeForce GTX 295
    277%
  • GeForce GTX 850M
    276%
  • GeForce GTX 950A
    275%
  • GeForce GTX 950M
    275%
  • GeForce GTX 950M Mac Edition
    275%
  • Radeon HD 5870
    268%
  • Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity 6
    268%
  • Radeon HD 5870 Mac Edition
    268%
  • GeForce GTX 765M
    263%
  • Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
    260%
  • Radeon HD 4870 X2
    260%
  • Radeon R7 250X
    251%
  • GeForce GTX 560
    248%
  • GeForce GTX 560 OEM
    248%
  • Radeon HD 6850
    238%
  • GeForce GTX 460 v2
    237%
  • GeForce GTX 465
    233%
  • GeForce GTX 460
    220%
  • GeForce GTX 675M
    208%
  • GeForce GTX 560 SE
    206%
  • Radeon HD 4850 X2
    206%
  • Radeon HD 5830
    205%
  • Radeon HD 6970M
    199%
  • Radeon HD 6970M Mac Edition
    199%
  • Radeon HD 6990M
    199%
  • GeForce GTX 745 OEM
    196%
  • Radeon HD 6790
    193%
  • GeForce GTX 460 SE
    192%
  • GeForce GTX 285
    184%
  • GeForce GTX 285 Mac Edition
    184%
  • GeForce GTX 650
    180%
  • GeForce GT 755M
    175%
  • GeForce GT 755M Mac Edition
    175%
  • GeForce GTX 280
    173%
  • Radeon HD 8870M
    173%
  • Radeon HD 5770
    173%
  • Radeon HD 8670 OEM
    172%
  • Radeon R7 250
    171%
  • GeForce 9800 GX2
    161%
  • GeForce GTX 660M
    160%
  • GeForce GTX 660M Mac Edition
    160%
  • Radeon HD 6770
    159%
  • GeForce GTX 550 Ti
    155%
  • Radeon HD 3870 X2
    154%
  • GeForce GT 750M
    154%
  • GeForce GT 750M Mac Edition
    154%
  • GeForce 940A
    153%
  • GeForce 940M
    153%
  • GeForce 940MX DDR3
    153%
  • Radeon HD 3850 X2
    152%
  • GeForce 840A
    151%
  • GeForce 840M
    151%
  • Radeon HD 4870
    150%
  • Radeon HD 4870 Mac Edition
    150%
  • Radeon HD 7660D IGP
    148%
  • GeForce GT 640 GDDR5
    142%
  • Radeon HD 8730 OEM
    141%
  • GeForce GT 640
    136%
  • Radeon HD 5750
    136%
  • Radeon R7 Graphics IGP (APU A10-7850K)
    134%
  • GeForce GT 650M
    133%
  • GeForce GT 650M Mac Edition
    133%
  • Radeon HD 8790M
    133%
  • GeForce GTS 450
    132%
  • GeForce GTS 450 OEM
    132%
  • GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2
    132%
  • GeForce GTS 450 DDR3
    132%
  • GeForce GTX 560M
    131%
  • Radeon HD 8750M
    129%
  • Radeon HD 6750
    128%
  • GeForce 930A
    128%
  • GeForce 930M
    128%
  • GeForce 930MX
    128%
  • Radeon R7 Graphics IGP (APU A10-7700K)
    127%
  • Radeon HD 4860
    125%
  • Radeon HD 6670
    122%
  • Radeon HD 8570 OEM
    121%
  • Radeon HD 8570 OEM Rebrand
    121%
  • Radeon HD 4850
    118%
  • Radeon R7 M260
    117%
  • Radeon R7 M260 Rev. 2
    117%
  • GeForce GT 740A
    116%
  • GeForce GT 740M
    116%
  • GeForce GT 740M Rev. 2
    116%
  • Radeon R7 M265
    115%
  • Radeon R7 M265 Rev. 2
    115%
  • Radeon R7 240 (HD 8570 rebrand)
    114%
  • GeForce GT 730A
    113%
  • GeForce GT 730M
    113%
  • GeForce GT 730M Rev. 2
    113%
  • GeForce GT 735M
    113%
  • Radeon HD 4770
    111%
  • Radeon R5 M230
    110%
  • Radeon R5 M230 Rev. 2
    110%
  • GeForce GT 640M
    110%
  • GeForce GT 640M LE
    110%
  • GeForce GT 640M LE Rev. 2
    110%
  • GeForce GT 640M Mac Edition
    110%
  • GeForce 920A
    108%
  • GeForce 920M
    108%
  • GeForce 920MX
    108%
  • Radeon HD 4830
    103%
  • GeForce 9800 GTX+
    100%
  • GeForce 9800 GTX
    100%
  • Radeon HD 6570
    98%
  • Radeon HD 6570 OEM
    98%
  • GeForce GT 730 GDDR5
    97%
  • GeForce GT 730 OEM
    97%
  • Radeon HD 4730
    95%
  • Radeon HD 4730 OEM
    95%
  • Radeon HD 8670M
    95%
  • Radeon HD 8670M Rev. 2
    95%
  • Radeon HD 7670 OEM
    95%
  • Radeon HD 4810
    93%
  • Radeon HD 6770M
    93%
  • Radeon HD 6770M Mac Edition
    93%
  • Radeon HD 5670
    92%
  • Radeon R5 M330
    88%
  • GeForce GT 630 Rev. 2
    88%
  • Radeon HD 7670A
    88%
  • Radeon HD 7670M
    88%
  • GeForce GT 635 OEM
    88%
  • GeForce GT 550M
    83%
  • GeForce GT 555M
    83%
  • GeForce GTS 240 OEM
    82%
  • GeForce 9800 GT
    81%
  • Radeon HD 8570M
    80%
  • GeForce GT 720
    76%
  • GeForce GT 440
    75%
  • GeForce GT 820M
    75%
  • GeForce GT 630
    70%
  • GeForce GT 710
    69%
  • GeForce GT 710 OEM
    69%
  • Radeon HD 5570
    68%
  • Radeon HD 5570 OEM
    68%
  • GeForce 710A
    68%
  • GeForce 710M
    68%
  • GeForce GT 630M
    66%
  • GeForce GT 630M Rev. 2
    66%
  • GeForce GT 630M Rev. 3
    66%
  • GeForce GT 635M
    66%
  • GeForce GT 635M Rev. 2
    66%
  • GeForce GT 635M Rev. 3
    66%
  • Radeon HD 7750
    65%
  • GeForce GT 430
    63%
  • GeForce GT 430 OEM
    63%
  • GeForce GT 540M
    61%
  • Radeon HD 7650A
    55%
  • Radeon HD 7650M
    55%
  • GeForce GT 620
    45%
  • GeForce GT 620 OEM
    45%
  • GeForce GT 520
    35%
  • GeForce GT 520 OEM
    35%
  • GeForce GT 520 PCI
    35%
  • GeForce GT 520 PCIe x1
    35%
  • GeForce GT 520M
    34%
  • GeForce GT 610
    33%
  • GeForce GT 610 OEM
    33%
  • GeForce GT 610 PCI
    33%
  • GeForce GT 610 PCIe x1
    33%
  • HD Graphics 4400 (Haswell GT2)
    33%
  • Radeon HD 6450
    32%
  • Radeon HD 6450 OEM
    32%
  • Radeon HD 5450
    21%
  • Radeon HD 5450 PCI
    21%
  • Radeon HD 5450 PCIe x1
    21%
  • HD Graphics 2500 (Ivy Bridge GT1)
    20%

Performance summary, based on benchmarks charts.

The GeForce 9800 GTX is a graphics card released by Nvidia on 28 Mar 2008. The graphics card houses the G92 die, based on the Nvidia_Tesla architecture which packs 754 million transistors on a 65 nm, 324 mm2 die.

GeForce 9800 GTX pros and cons

Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Tesla), there are no performance optimizations for current games and applications
PhysX support, however PhysX performance on newest games may be poor



Specifications


Compared to similar performing cards

GeForce 9800 GTXGeForce 920MXRadeon R7 M260 Rev. 2Radeon R5 M330GeForce GT 730 OEM
GeForce 9800 GTXGeForce 920MXRadeon R7 M260 Rev. 2Radeon R5 M330GeForce GT 730 OEM
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Shader units128384384320384
ROPs1688816
Graphics processorG92GM108OpalExoGK107
Process size65 nm28 nm28 nm28 nm28 nm
Memory512 Mb GDDR3 (1100 MHz
2200 MHz effective)
2048 Mb DDR3 (900 MHz
1800 MHz effective)
1024 Mb GDDR5 (1000 MHz
4000 MHz effective)
2048 Mb DDR3 (900 MHz
1800 MHz effective)
1024 Mb GDDR5 (1250 MHz
5000 MHz effective)
Memory bus width256 bit64 bit128 bit64 bit128 bit
Memory bandwidth70.40 Gb/s14.40 Gb/s64.00 Gb/s14.40 Gb/s80.00 Gb/s
Release date28 Mar 20081 Mar 20166 Dec 20155 May 20159 Apr 2015

Benchmarks

3DMark 11

  • Radeon R7 M260 Rev. 2
    1880
  • GeForce 920MX
    1730
  • GeForce 9800 GTX
    1600
  • GeForce GT 730 OEM
    1560
  • Radeon R5 M330
    1420

Points (higher is better)