GeForce RTX 3080 vs 9800 GT

Place in performance ranking	1005	22
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.02	23.58
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	G92	Ampere GA102
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	21 July 2008 (15 years ago)	16 September 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$160	$699
Current price	$154 (1x MSRP)	$823 (1.2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3080 has 117800% better value for money than 9800 GT.

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	112	8704
CUDA cores	112	no data
Core clock speed	600 MHz	1450 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1710 MHz
Number of transistors	754 million	28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	320 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	33.6 billion/sec	465.1
Floating-point performance	336.0 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	9" (22.9 cm)	285 mm
Height	1-slot	no data
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	1x 12-pin
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 type	GDDR3	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	10 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	320 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	19000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	57.6 GB/s	760.3 GB/s
Shared memory	no 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 Connectors	HDTVDual Link DVI	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	no data	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	S/PDIF	no data

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	6.5
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2
CUDA	+	8.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

9800 GT 1.24

RTX 3080 65.48
+5181%

RTX 3080 outperforms 9800 GT by 5181% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

9800 GT 478

RTX 3080 25284
+5190%

RTX 3080 outperforms 9800 GT by 5190% in Passmark.

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	3−4 −5333%	163 +5333%
1440p	2−3 −6100%	124 +6100%
4K	1−2 −8300%	84 +8300%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

120−130

−5178%

6650−6700
+5178%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	100−110 −5138%	5500−5550 +5138%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	111 −5170%	5850−5900 +5170%
Battlefield 5	200−210 −5163%	11000−11050 +5163%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 −5159%	6100−6150 +5159%
Cyberpunk 2077	138 −5154%	7250−7300 +5154%
Far Cry 5	110−120 −5161%	6050−6100 +5161%
Far Cry New Dawn	150−160 −5152%	8350−8400 +5152%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 −5164%	10950−11000 +5164%
Hitman 3	116 −5159%	6100−6150 +5159%
Horizon Zero Dawn	272 −5176%	14350−14400 +5176%
Metro Exodus	144 −5178%	7600−7650 +5178%
Red Dead Redemption 2	131 −5167%	6900−6950 +5167%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	383 −5174%	20200−20250 +5174%
Watch Dogs: Legion	134 −5161%	7050−7100 +5161%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	100−110 −5138%	5500−5550 +5138%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	96 −5160%	5050−5100 +5160%
Battlefield 5	200−210 −5163%	11000−11050 +5163%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 −5159%	6100−6150 +5159%
Cyberpunk 2077	134 −5161%	7050−7100 +5161%
Far Cry 5	110−120 −5161%	6050−6100 +5161%
Far Cry New Dawn	150−160 −5152%	8350−8400 +5152%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 −5164%	10950−11000 +5164%
Hitman 3	99 −5153%	5200−5250 +5153%
Horizon Zero Dawn	270−280 −5172%	14550−14600 +5172%
Metro Exodus	134 −5161%	7050−7100 +5161%
Red Dead Redemption 2	130 −5169%	6850−6900 +5169%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	326 −5176%	17200−17250 +5176%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	303 −5181%	16000−16050 +5181%
Watch Dogs: Legion	238 −5173%	12550−12600 +5173%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	100−110 −5138%	5500−5550 +5138%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	88 −5127%	4600−4650 +5127%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 −5159%	6100−6150 +5159%
Cyberpunk 2077	131 −5167%	6900−6950 +5167%
Far Cry 5	110−120 −5161%	6050−6100 +5161%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 −5164%	10950−11000 +5164%
Horizon Zero Dawn	182 −5175%	9600−9650 +5175%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	287 −5179%	15150−15200 +5179%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	149 −5168%	7850−7900 +5168%
Watch Dogs: Legion	101 −5148%	5300−5350 +5148%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

131

−5167%

6900−6950
+5167%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	150−160 −5165%	7950−8000 +5165%
Far Cry New Dawn	144 −5178%	7600−7650 +5178%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	75−80 −5163%	4000−4050 +5163%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	76 −5163%	4000−4050 +5163%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 −5145%	5350−5400 +5145%
Cyberpunk 2077	86 −5133%	4500−4550 +5133%
Far Cry 5	135 −5159%	7100−7150 +5159%
Forza Horizon 4	150−160 −5160%	8100−8150 +5160%
Hitman 3	112 −5168%	5900−5950 +5168%
Horizon Zero Dawn	151 −5165%	7950−8000 +5165%
Metro Exodus	107 −5180%	5650−5700 +5180%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	219 −5174%	11550−11600 +5174%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	110−120 −5159%	6100−6150 +5159%
Watch Dogs: Legion	81 −5147%	4250−4300 +5147%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

130

−5169%

6850−6900
+5169%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −5153%	4150−4200 +5153%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 −5131%	3400−3450 +5131%
Hitman 3	57 −5163%	3000−3050 +5163%
Horizon Zero Dawn	95−100 −5155%	5150−5200 +5155%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	86 −5133%	4500−4550 +5133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	115 −5161%	6050−6100 +5161%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50−55 −5089%	2750−2800 +5089%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	52 −5092%	2700−2750 +5092%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 −5108%	2500−2550 +5108%
Cyberpunk 2077	43 −5133%	2250−2300 +5133%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −5117%	2400−2450 +5117%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 −5178%	5700−5750 +5178%
Horizon Zero Dawn	116 −5159%	6100−6150 +5159%
Metro Exodus	89 −5125%	4650−4700 +5125%
Watch Dogs: Legion	54 −5178%	2850−2900 +5178%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

95
−5163%

5000−5050

+5163%

This is how 9800 GT and RTX 3080 compete in popular games:

RTX 3080 is 5333% faster in 1080p
RTX 3080 is 6100% faster in 1440p
RTX 3080 is 8300% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.24	65.48
Recency	21 July 2008	16 September 2020
Cost	$160	$699
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	10 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	320 Watt