Radeon RX 7800 XT vs GeForce 9800 GT

Place in performance ranking	1005	26
Place by popularity	not in top-100	96
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.02	28.78
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	RDNA 3
GPU code name	G92	Navi 32
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	21 July 2008 (15 years ago)	25 August 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$160	$579
Current price	$154 (1x MSRP)	$669 (1.2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 7800 XT has 143800% 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	3840
CUDA cores	112	no data
Core clock speed	600 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	2430 MHz
Number of transistors	754 million	28,100 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	263 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	33.6 billion/sec	604.8
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)	267 mm
Height	1-slot	no data
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	2x 8-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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	19500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	57.6 GB/s	576.0 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 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
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	6.7
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	+	no data

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

RX 7800 XT 62.37
+4930%

Radeon RX 7800 XT outperforms GeForce 9800 GT by 4930% 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

RX 7800 XT 24085
+4939%

Radeon RX 7800 XT outperforms GeForce 9800 GT by 4939% 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	4−5 −5100%	208 +5100%
1440p	2−3 −6050%	123 +6050%
4K	1−2 −7300%	74 +7300%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

258
−4919%

12950−13000

+4919%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	178 −4928%	8950−9000 +4928%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	100−110 −4900%	5400−5450 +4900%
Battlefield 5	190−200 −4925%	9950−10000 +4925%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 −4900%	5700−5750 +4900%
Cyberpunk 2077	193 −4926%	9700−9750 +4926%
Far Cry 5	110−120 −4900%	5650−5700 +4900%
Far Cry New Dawn	150−160 −4900%	7550−7600 +4900%
Forza Horizon 4	278 −4918%	13950−14000 +4918%
Hitman 3	110−120 −4900%	5850−5900 +4900%
Horizon Zero Dawn	474 −4921%	23800−23850 +4921%
Metro Exodus	130−140 −4900%	6950−7000 +4900%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 −4900%	6050−6100 +4900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	488 −4920%	24500−24550 +4920%
Watch Dogs: Legion	196 −4926%	9850−9900 +4926%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	162 −4900%	8100−8150 +4900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	100−110 −4900%	5400−5450 +4900%
Battlefield 5	190−200 −4925%	9950−10000 +4925%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 −4900%	5700−5750 +4900%
Cyberpunk 2077	161 −4900%	8050−8100 +4900%
Far Cry 5	110−120 −4900%	5650−5700 +4900%
Far Cry New Dawn	150−160 −4900%	7550−7600 +4900%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 −4925%	10100−10150 +4925%
Hitman 3	110−120 −4900%	5850−5900 +4900%
Horizon Zero Dawn	260−270 −4919%	13150−13200 +4919%
Metro Exodus	81 −4900%	4050−4100 +4900%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 −4900%	6050−6100 +4900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	398 −4925%	20000−20050 +4925%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	366 −4927%	18400−18450 +4927%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 −4900%	6350−6400 +4900%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	130 −4900%	6500−6550 +4900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	100−110 −4900%	5400−5450 +4900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 −4900%	5700−5750 +4900%
Cyberpunk 2077	148 −4900%	7400−7450 +4900%
Far Cry 5	110−120 −4900%	5650−5700 +4900%
Forza Horizon 4	222 −4923%	11150−11200 +4923%
Horizon Zero Dawn	274 −4918%	13750−13800 +4918%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	340 −4929%	17100−17150 +4929%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	200 −4925%	10050−10100 +4925%
Watch Dogs: Legion	145 −4900%	7250−7300 +4900%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

120−130

−4900%

6050−6100
+4900%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	140−150 −4900%	7000−7050 +4900%
Far Cry New Dawn	130−140 −4900%	6950−7000 +4900%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	119 −4900%	5950−6000 +4900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	75−80 −4900%	3800−3850 +4900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	95−100 −4900%	4900−4950 +4900%
Cyberpunk 2077	97 −4900%	4850−4900 +4900%
Far Cry 5	161 −4900%	8050−8100 +4900%
Forza Horizon 4	202 −4925%	10150−10200 +4925%
Hitman 3	85−90 −4900%	4450−4500 +4900%
Horizon Zero Dawn	217 −4923%	10900−10950 +4923%
Metro Exodus	148 −4900%	7400−7450 +4900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	243 −4921%	12200−12250 +4921%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	147 −4900%	7350−7400 +4900%
Watch Dogs: Legion	115 −4900%	5750−5800 +4900%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

100−110

−4900%

5250−5300
+4900%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 −4900%	3650−3700 +4900%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 −4900%	3050−3100 +4900%
Hitman 3	50−55 −4900%	2650−2700 +4900%
Horizon Zero Dawn	90−95 −4900%	4600−4650 +4900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	84 −4900%	4200−4250 +4900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	118 −4900%	5900−5950 +4900%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	89 −4900%	4450−4500 +4900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	45−50 −4900%	2350−2400 +4900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 −4900%	2250−2300 +4900%
Cyberpunk 2077	44 −4900%	2200−2250 +4900%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −4900%	2150−2200 +4900%
Forza Horizon 4	164 −4900%	8200−8250 +4900%
Horizon Zero Dawn	131 −4900%	6550−6600 +4900%
Metro Exodus	112 −4900%	5600−5650 +4900%
Watch Dogs: Legion	67 −4900%	3350−3400 +4900%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

60−65
−4900%

3200−3250

+4900%

This is how 9800 GT and RX 7800 XT compete in popular games:

RX 7800 XT is 5100% faster in 1080p
RX 7800 XT is 6050% faster in 1440p
RX 7800 XT is 7300% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.24	62.37
Recency	21 July 2008	25 August 2023
Cost	$160	$579
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	263 Watt