GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile vs 9800 GT

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Aggregate performance score

9800 GT
2008
1 GB GDDR3, 105 Watt
1.24

RTX 3050 6GB Mobile outperforms 9800 GT by a whopping 1916% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking1002197
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.02no data
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameG92GN20-P0-R 6 GB
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date21 July 2008 (15 years ago)6 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$160 no data
Current price$154 (1x MSRP)no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores1122560
CUDA cores112no data
Core clock speed600 MHz1237 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1492 MHz
Number of transistors754 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology65 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate33.6 billion/secno data
Floating-point performance336.0 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce 9800 GT and GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16no data
Length9" (22.9 cm)no data
Height1-slotno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinno data
SLI options+no data

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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth57.6 GB/sno data
Shared memoryno data-

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 ConnectorsHDTVDual Link DVIno data
Multi monitor support+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12_2
Shader Model4.0no data
OpenGL2.1no data
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/Ano data
CUDA+no data

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 HD3−4
−2267%
71
+2267%
1440p1−2
−3200%
33
+3200%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.24 25.00
Recency 21 July 2008 6 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 65 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 60 Watt

The GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800 GT in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 9800 GT is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Mobile is a notebook one.


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