Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU vs GeForce 9800 GTX

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking850not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.08no data
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)no data
GPU code nameG92no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date28 March 2008 (16 years ago)10 November 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$299 no data
Current price$151 (0.5x 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 cores12832
CUDA cores128no data
Core clock speed675 MHz1296 MHz
Number of transistors754 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology65 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt44 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate43.2 billion/secno data
Floating-point performance432.1 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce 9800 GTX and Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU 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.

Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16no data
Length10.5" (26.7 cm)no data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-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 typeGDDR3LPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amount512 MBno data
Memory bus width256 Bit512 Bit
Memory clock speed1100 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth70.4 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
HDMIVia Adapterno 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)no data
Shader Model4.0no data
OpenGL2.1no data
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/Ano data
CUDA+no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 28 March 2008 10 November 2020
Chip lithography 65 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 44 Watt

We couldn't decide between GeForce 9800 GTX and Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce 9800 GTX is a desktop card while Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU is a notebook one.


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