9800 GT vs GTX 980 Ti

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Combined performance score

GTX 980 Ti
35.66
+2799%

GTX 980 Ti outperforms 9800 GT by 2799% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking1291000
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money4.140.02
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2018)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameGM200G92
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date2 June 2015 (8 years old)21 July 2008 (15 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$649 $160
Current price$1195 (1.8x MSRP)$154 (1x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 980 Ti has 20600% better value for money than 9800 GT.

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 cores2816112
CUDA cores2816112
Core clock speed1000 MHz600 MHz
Boost clock speed1075 MHzno data
Number of transistors8,000 million754 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt105 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105 °C
Texture fill rate176 billion/sec33.6 billion/sec
Floating-point performance6,060 gflops336.0 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).

Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length10.5" (26.7 cm)9" (22.9 cm)
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)1-slot
Width2-slot1-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)600 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors6-pin + 8-pin2x 6-pin
SLI options++

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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount6 GB1 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed7.0 GB/s900 MHz
Memory bandwidth336.5 GB/s57.6 GB/s
Shared memory-no 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 ConnectorsDual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2HDTVDual Link DVI
Multi monitor support4 displays+
HDMI+no data
HDCP+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x15362048x1536
G-SYNC support+no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalS/PDIF

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GameStream+no data
GeForce ShadowPlay+no data
GPU Boost2.0no data
GameWorks+no data

API support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model6.44.0
OpenGL4.52.1
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA++

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.

GTX 980 Ti 35.66
+2799%
9800 GT 1.23

GTX 980 Ti outperforms 9800 GT by 2799% 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%

GTX 980 Ti 13822
+2792%
9800 GT 478

GTX 980 Ti outperforms 9800 GT by 2792% 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 HD101
+3267%
3−4
−3267%
1440p49
+4800%
1−2
−4800%
4K50
+4900%
1−2
−4900%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+3000%
2−3
−3000%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
+3150%
2−3
−3150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+3000%
2−3
−3000%
Battlefield 5 100−110
+3433%
3−4
−3433%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 95−100
+3133%
3−4
−3133%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+3000%
2−3
−3000%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+2933%
3−4
−2933%
Far Cry New Dawn 85−90
+2833%
3−4
−2833%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+3600%
3−4
−3600%
Hitman 3 110−120
+3667%
3−4
−3667%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
+3750%
2−3
−3750%
Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+5600%
1−2
−5600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85−90
+4150%
2−3
−4150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
+3250%
2−3
−3250%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
+3150%
2−3
−3150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+3000%
2−3
−3000%
Battlefield 5 100−110
+3433%
3−4
−3433%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 38
+3700%
1−2
−3700%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+3000%
2−3
−3000%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+2933%
3−4
−2933%
Far Cry New Dawn 85−90
+2833%
3−4
−2833%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+3600%
3−4
−3600%
Hitman 3 110−120
+3667%
3−4
−3667%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
+3750%
2−3
−3750%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+3050%
2−3
−3050%
Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+5600%
1−2
−5600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 33
+3200%
1−2
−3200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85−90
+2833%
3−4
−2833%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
+3250%
2−3
−3250%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 46
+4500%
1−2
−4500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+3000%
2−3
−3000%
Battlefield 5 94
+3033%
3−4
−3033%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+3000%
2−3
−3000%
Far Cry 5 77
+3750%
2−3
−3750%
Far Cry New Dawn 85−90
+2833%
3−4
−2833%
Forza Horizon 4 72
+3500%
2−3
−3500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 59
+2850%
2−3
−2850%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
+3250%
2−3
−3250%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 54
+5300%
1−2
−5300%
Hitman 3 65−70
+3150%
2−3
−3150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+4800%
1−2
−4800%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+3800%
1−2
−3800%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+5100%
1−2
−5100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+3800%
1−2
−3800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+3800%
1−2
−3800%
Battlefield 5 75−80
+3700%
2−3
−3700%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30 0−1
Far Cry 5 65−70
+3150%
2−3
−3150%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+3300%
2−3
−3300%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+3650%
2−3
−3650%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+4800%
1−2
−4800%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+3000%
1−2
−3000%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 32
+3100%
1−2
−3100%
Hitman 3 35−40
+3400%
1−2
−3400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27 0−1
Metro Exodus 24−27 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 23 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 44
+4300%
1−2
−4300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24 0−1
Battlefield 5 40
+3900%
1−2
−3900%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12 0−1
Far Cry 5 30
+2900%
1−2
−2900%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+3600%
1−2
−3600%
Forza Horizon 4 42
+4100%
1−2
−4100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20 0−1

This is how GTX 980 Ti and 9800 GT compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • GTX 980 Ti is 3267% faster than 9800 GT

1440p resolution:

  • GTX 980 Ti is 4800% faster than 9800 GT

4K resolution:

  • GTX 980 Ti is 4900% faster than 9800 GT

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 35.66 1.23
Recency 2 June 2015 21 July 2008
Cost $649 $160
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 105 Watt

The GeForce GTX 980 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800 GT in performance tests.


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