Radeon RX 7900 XTX vs GeForce 9800 GX2

Place in performance ranking	835	7
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.09	28.09
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	RDNA 3
GPU code name	G92	Navi 31 XTX
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	18 March 2008 (16 years ago)	3 November 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$599	$999
Current price	$140 (0.2x MSRP)	$859 (0.9x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 7900 XTX has 31111% better value for money than 9800 GX2.

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	256 (128 per GPU)	no data
Core clock speed	600 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	2270 MHz
Number of transistors	754 million	57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	197 Watt	355 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	76.8 billion/sec	959.6
Floating-point performance	2x 384.0 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	10.5" (26.7 cm)	287 mm
Height	2-slot	no data
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	6-pin & 8-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	512 MB	24 GB
Memory bus width	512 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	20000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	128 (64 per GPU)	960.0 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	HDMIDual Link DVI	1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	+
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	2.1
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 GX2 2.06

RX 7900 XTX 80.00
+3783%

Radeon RX 7900 XTX outperforms GeForce 9800 GX2 by 3783% 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 GX2 797

RX 7900 XTX 30897
+3777%

Radeon RX 7900 XTX outperforms GeForce 9800 GX2 by 3777% 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	6−7 −4000%	246 +4000%
1440p	4−5 −4250%	174 +4250%
4K	2−3 −5500%	112 +5500%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

242

−3764%

9350−9400
+3764%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	166 −3755%	6400−6450 +3755%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	283 −3769%	10950−11000 +3769%
Battlefield 5	240−250 −3773%	9450−9500 +3773%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	120−130 −3775%	4650−4700 +3775%
Cyberpunk 2077	231 −3774%	8950−9000 +3774%
Far Cry 5	110−120 −3756%	4550−4600 +3756%
Far Cry New Dawn	200−210 −3781%	7800−7850 +3781%
Forza Horizon 4	338 −3776%	13100−13150 +3776%
Hitman 3	120−130 −3762%	4750−4800 +3762%
Horizon Zero Dawn	537 −3783%	20850−20900 +3783%
Metro Exodus	140−150 −3751%	5700−5750 +3751%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 −3771%	4800−4850 +3771%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	604 −3782%	23450−23500 +3782%
Watch Dogs: Legion	193 −3760%	7450−7500 +3760%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	151 −3774%	5850−5900 +3774%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	241 −3780%	9350−9400 +3780%
Battlefield 5	240−250 −3773%	9450−9500 +3773%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	120−130 −3775%	4650−4700 +3775%
Cyberpunk 2077	208 −3770%	8050−8100 +3770%
Far Cry 5	110−120 −3756%	4550−4600 +3756%
Far Cry New Dawn	200−210 −3781%	7800−7850 +3781%
Forza Horizon 4	240−250 −3778%	9500−9550 +3778%
Hitman 3	120−130 −3762%	4750−4800 +3762%
Horizon Zero Dawn	300−350 −3776%	13100−13150 +3776%
Metro Exodus	81 −3727%	3100−3150 +3727%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 −3771%	4800−4850 +3771%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	535 −3779%	20750−20800 +3779%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	545 −3781%	21150−21200 +3781%
Watch Dogs: Legion	140−150 −3781%	5550−5600 +3781%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	134 −3781%	5200−5250 +3781%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	210 −3781%	8150−8200 +3781%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	120−130 −3775%	4650−4700 +3775%
Cyberpunk 2077	199 −3769%	7700−7750 +3769%
Far Cry 5	110−120 −3756%	4550−4600 +3756%
Forza Horizon 4	295 −3781%	11450−11500 +3781%
Horizon Zero Dawn	406 −3779%	15750−15800 +3779%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	471 −3775%	18250−18300 +3775%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	298 −3776%	11550−11600 +3776%
Watch Dogs: Legion	158 −3761%	6100−6150 +3761%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

120−130

−3771%

4800−4850
+3771%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	160−170 −3755%	6400−6450 +3755%
Far Cry New Dawn	140−150 −3754%	5550−5600 +3754%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	132 −3764%	5100−5150 +3764%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	171 −3760%	6600−6650 +3760%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 −3739%	4300−4350 +3739%
Cyberpunk 2077	141 −3765%	5450−5500 +3765%
Far Cry 5	187 −3777%	7250−7300 +3777%
Forza Horizon 4	290 −3779%	11250−11300 +3779%
Hitman 3	110−120 −3746%	4500−4550 +3746%
Horizon Zero Dawn	328 −3772%	12700−12750 +3772%
Metro Exodus	146 −3770%	5650−5700 +3770%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	360 −3775%	13950−14000 +3775%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	238 −3766%	9200−9250 +3766%
Watch Dogs: Legion	154 −3764%	5950−6000 +3764%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

120−130

−3771%

4800−4850
+3771%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 −3764%	3400−3450 +3764%
Far Cry New Dawn	65−70 −3741%	2650−2700 +3741%
Hitman 3	70−75 −3736%	2800−2850 +3736%
Horizon Zero Dawn	130−140 −3755%	5050−5100 +3755%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	134 −3781%	5200−5250 +3781%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	182 −3774%	7050−7100 +3774%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	110 −3764%	4250−4300 +3764%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	107 −3779%	4150−4200 +3779%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 −3746%	2000−2050 +3746%
Cyberpunk 2077	71 −3773%	2750−2800 +3773%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −3700%	1900−1950 +3700%
Forza Horizon 4	227 −3777%	8800−8850 +3777%
Horizon Zero Dawn	205 −3778%	7950−8000 +3778%
Metro Exodus	140 −3757%	5400−5450 +3757%
Watch Dogs: Legion	103 −3783%	4000−4050 +3783%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

95−100
−3742%

3650−3700

+3742%

This is how 9800 GX2 and RX 7900 XTX compete in popular games:

RX 7900 XTX is 4000% faster in 1080p
RX 7900 XTX is 4250% faster in 1440p
RX 7900 XTX is 5500% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.06	80.00
Recency	18 March 2008	3 November 2022
Cost	$599	$999
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	24 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	197 Watt	355 Watt