9800 GT Rebrand vs GTX 260

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General info

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

Place in performance ranking709not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.36no data
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameGT200G92
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date16 June 2008 (15 years old)21 July 2008 (15 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$449 $160
Current price$49 (0.1x MSRP)no data
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores192128
CUDA cores192no data
Core clock speed576 MHz725 MHz
Number of transistors1,400 million754 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)182 Watt125 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate36.9 billion/sec46.40
Floating-point performance476.9 gflops448.0 gflops

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 2.0 x16
Length10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)229 mm
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin1x 6-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 typeGDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount896 MB512 MB
Memory bus width448 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed999 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth111.9 GB/s64 GB/s

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 ConnectorsDual Link DVIHDTV2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+no data
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)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model4.04.0
OpenGL2.13.3
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+1.1

Advantages and disadvantages


Recency 16 June 2008 21 July 2008
Cost $449 $160
Maximum RAM amount 896 MB 512 MB
Power consumption (TDP) 182 Watt 125 Watt

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