GeForce 9800 GTX vs FirePro W4100

Place in the ranking	699	895
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.09
Power efficiency	5.41	0.98
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)	Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code name	Cape Verde	G92
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	13 August 2014 (10 years ago)	28 March 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	512	128
Core clock speed	630 MHz	675 MHz
Number of transistors	1,500 million	754 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	140 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	105 °C
Texture fill rate	20.16	43.20
Floating-point processing power	0.6451 TFLOPS	0.4321 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	16
TMUs	32	64

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).

Bus support	PCIe 3.0	PCI-E 2.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	171 mm	267 mm
Height	no data	4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Form factor	low profile / half length	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	2x 6-pin
SLI options	-	+

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	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	1100 MHz
Memory bandwidth	72 GB/s	70.4 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	4x mini-DisplayPort	HDTVDual Link DVI
Multi monitor support	no data	+
HDMI	-	Via Adapter
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
Dual-link DVI support	+	-
Audio input for HDMI	no data	S/PDIF

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (11_1)	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	5.1	4.0
OpenGL	4.6	2.1
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A
CUDA	-	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FirePro W4100 3.93
+96.5%

9800 GTX 2.00

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.

FirePro W4100 1515
+97%

9800 GTX 769

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	16 +100%	8−9 −100%
4K	3 +200%	1−2 −200%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	37.38
4K	no data	299.00

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

7−8
+133%

3−4

−133%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12 +120%	5−6 −120%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Battlefield 5	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Far Cry 5	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−12 +120%	5−6 −120%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +130%	10−11 −130%
Hitman 3	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +125%	12−14 −125%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +114%	7−8 −114%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +105%	21−24 −105%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12 +120%	5−6 −120%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Battlefield 5	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Far Cry 5	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−12 +120%	5−6 −120%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +130%	10−11 −130%
Hitman 3	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +125%	12−14 −125%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +114%	7−8 −114%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +100%	8−9 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +105%	21−24 −105%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12 +120%	5−6 −120%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Far Cry 5	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +130%	10−11 −130%
Hitman 3	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +125%	12−14 −125%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +114%	7−8 −114%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +100%	8−9 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +105%	21−24 −105%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−11

+100%

5−6
−100%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry 5	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Hitman 3	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 +100%	12−14 −100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9
+100%

4−5

−100%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Hitman 3	0−1	0−1
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6
+150%

2−3

−150%

This is how FirePro W4100 and 9800 GTX compete in popular games:

FirePro W4100 is 100% faster in 1080p
FirePro W4100 is 200% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.93	2.00
Recency	13 August 2014	28 March 2008
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	512 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	140 Watt

FirePro W4100 has a 96.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 132.1% more advanced lithography process, and 180% lower power consumption.

The FirePro W4100 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800 GTX in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro W4100 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce 9800 GTX is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.