GTX 1660 vs 9800 GX2

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Combined performance score

9800 GX2
2.06

GTX 1660 outperforms 9800 GX2 by 1365% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking831170
Place by popularitynot in top-10048
Value for money0.0925.04
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code nameG92Turing TU116
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date18 March 2008 (16 years old)14 March 2019 (5 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$599 $219
Current price$140 (0.2x MSRP)$252 (1.2x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1660 has 27722% better value for money than 9800 GX2.

Technical specs

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 cores1281408
CUDA cores256 (128 per GPU)no data
Core clock speed600 MHz1530 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1785 MHz
Number of transistors754 million6,600 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)197 Watt120 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate76.8 billion/sec157.1
Floating-point performance2x 384.0 gflopsno data

Size and 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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length10.5" (26.7 cm)229 mm
Height2-slotno data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors6-pin & 8-pin1x 8-pin
SLI options+no data

Memory

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 typeGDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount512 MB6 GB
Memory bus width512 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth128 (64 per GPU)192.1 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

Video outputs and ports

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 ConnectorsHDMIDual Link DVI1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno data

API support

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model4.06.5
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA+7.5

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 GX2 2.06
GTX 1660 30.17
+1365%

GTX 1660 outperforms 9800 GX2 by 1365% in our combined 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 GX2 797
GTX 1660 11692
+1367%

GTX 1660 outperforms 9800 GX2 by 1367% 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 HD5−6
−1620%
86
+1620%
1440p3−4
−1500%
48
+1500%
4K1−2
−2700%
28
+2700%

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 2.06 30.17
Recency 18 March 2008 14 March 2019
Cost $599 $219
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 6 GB
Chip lithography 65 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 197 Watt 120 Watt

The GeForce GTX 1660 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800 GX2 in performance tests.


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NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2
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