GeForce RTX 4070 Max-Q vs 9800 GT Rebrand
Primary Details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Ada Lovelace |
| GPU code name | G92 | AD106 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 21 July 2008 (15 years ago) | 3 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $160 | no data |
Detailed Specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 128 | 4608 |
| Core clock speed | 725 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1230 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 754 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 35 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 46.40 | 177.1 |
| Floating-point performance | 448.0 gflops | no data |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 229 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | None |
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2000 MHz | 14 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | 64 GB/s | 224.0 GB/s |
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 | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | Portable Device Dependent |
API Compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 1.1 | 8.9 |
Pros & Cons Summary
| Recency | 21 July 2008 | 3 January 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 35 Watt |
We couldn't decide between GeForce 9800 GT Rebrand and GeForce RTX 4070 Max-Q. We've got no test results to judge.
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