GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile vs 9800 GTX

Place in performance ranking	851	88
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.08	no data
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	G92	GN20-E7 GA104
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	28 March 2008 (16 years ago)	12 January 2021 (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.

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	6144
CUDA cores	128	no data
Core clock speed	675 MHz	780 - 1100 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1245 - 1710 MHz
Number of transistors	754 million	17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	150 Watt (80 - 150 Watt TGP)
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	43.2 billion/sec	296.6
Floating-point performance	432.1 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce 9800 GTX and GeForce RTX 3080 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 size	no data	large
Bus support	PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	10.5" (26.7 cm)	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	no 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 type	GDDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	16 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1100 MHz	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	70.4 GB/s	384.0 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	No outputs
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	Via Adapter	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	+	8.6

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	5−6 −2280%	119 +2280%
1440p	3−4 −2467%	77 +2467%
4K	2−3 −2300%	48 +2300%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

134

−1952%

2750−2800
+1952%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	122 −1949%	2500−2550 +1949%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	96 −1931%	1950−2000 +1931%
Battlefield 5	130−140 −1968%	2750−2800 +1968%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85 −1948%	1700−1750 +1948%
Cyberpunk 2077	117 −1951%	2400−2450 +1951%
Far Cry 5	85−90 −1945%	1800−1850 +1945%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−110 −1959%	2100−2150 +1959%
Forza Horizon 4	194 −1962%	4000−4050 +1962%
Hitman 3	130 −1977%	2700−2750 +1977%
Horizon Zero Dawn	220 −1968%	4550−4600 +1968%
Metro Exodus	110−120 −1969%	2400−2450 +1969%
Red Dead Redemption 2	95−100 −1941%	2000−2050 +1941%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	261 −1969%	5400−5450 +1969%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110 −1945%	2250−2300 +1945%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	106 −1975%	2200−2250 +1975%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	79 −1925%	1600−1650 +1925%
Battlefield 5	130−140 −1968%	2750−2800 +1968%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85 −1948%	1700−1750 +1948%
Cyberpunk 2077	99 −1971%	2050−2100 +1971%
Far Cry 5	85−90 −1945%	1800−1850 +1945%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−110 −1959%	2100−2150 +1959%
Forza Horizon 4	150−160 −1945%	3150−3200 +1945%
Hitman 3	104 −1967%	2150−2200 +1967%
Horizon Zero Dawn	160−170 −1954%	3450−3500 +1954%
Metro Exodus	126 −1963%	2600−2650 +1963%
Red Dead Redemption 2	100 −1950%	2050−2100 +1950%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	213 −1966%	4400−4450 +1966%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	191 −1968%	3950−4000 +1968%
Watch Dogs: Legion	227 −1970%	4700−4750 +1970%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	75 −1967%	1550−1600 +1967%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	69 −1929%	1400−1450 +1929%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80−85 −1948%	1700−1750 +1948%
Cyberpunk 2077	90 −1956%	1850−1900 +1956%
Far Cry 5	85−90 −1945%	1800−1850 +1945%
Forza Horizon 4	157 −1970%	3250−3300 +1970%
Horizon Zero Dawn	155 −1965%	3200−3250 +1965%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	185 −1954%	3800−3850 +1954%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	106 −1975%	2200−2250 +1975%
Watch Dogs: Legion	74 −1927%	1500−1550 +1927%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

95
−1953%

1950−2000

+1953%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	80−85 −1963%	1650−1700 +1963%
Far Cry New Dawn	129 −1954%	2650−2700 +1954%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	62 −1916%	1250−1300 +1916%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	54 −1937%	1100−1150 +1937%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70 −1971%	1450−1500 +1971%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −1959%	700−750 +1959%
Far Cry 5	102 −1959%	2100−2150 +1959%
Forza Horizon 4	130 −1977%	2700−2750 +1977%
Hitman 3	76 −1939%	1550−1600 +1939%
Horizon Zero Dawn	121 −1966%	2500−2550 +1966%
Metro Exodus	90 −1956%	1850−1900 +1956%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	141 −1957%	2900−2950 +1957%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	79 −1925%	1600−1650 +1925%
Watch Dogs: Legion	56 −1954%	1150−1200 +1954%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

83
−1948%

1700−1750

+1948%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 −1924%	850−900 +1924%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −1900%	700−750 +1900%
Hitman 3	47 −1921%	950−1000 +1921%
Horizon Zero Dawn	66 −1945%	1350−1400 +1945%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	49 −1941%	1000−1050 +1941%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	70 −1971%	1450−1500 +1971%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	43 −1877%	850−900 +1877%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	36 −1844%	700−750 +1844%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 −1937%	550−600 +1937%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −1900%	300−310 +1900%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −1775%	450−500 +1775%
Forza Horizon 4	87 −1969%	1800−1850 +1969%
Horizon Zero Dawn	69 −1929%	1400−1450 +1929%
Metro Exodus	58 −1969%	1200−1250 +1969%
Watch Dogs: Legion	33 −1870%	650−700 +1870%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−1965%

950−1000
+1965%

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

RTX 3080 Mobile is 2280% faster in 1080p
RTX 3080 Mobile is 2467% faster in 1440p
RTX 3080 Mobile is 2300% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.99	41.34
Recency	28 March 2008	12 January 2021
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	16 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	150 Watt