GeForce 9800 GTX+ vs GTX 980 Ti
Aggregated performance score
GTX 980 Ti outperforms 9800 GTX+ by 2622% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in performance ranking | 130 | 987 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Value for money | 4.18 | 0.03 |
Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2018) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
GPU code name | GM200 | G92B |
Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Release date | 2 June 2015 (8 years old) | 16 January 2009 (15 years old) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $649 | $229 |
Current price | $1195 (1.8x MSRP) | $151 (0.7x MSRP) |
Value for money
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
GTX 980 Ti has 13833% better value for money than 9800 GTX+.
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 cores | 2816 | 128 |
CUDA cores | 2816 | 128 |
Core clock speed | 1000 MHz | 738 MHz |
Boost clock speed | 1075 MHz | no data |
Number of transistors | 8,000 million | 754 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 55 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 141 Watt |
Maximum GPU temperature | no data | 105 °C |
Texture fill rate | 176 billion/sec | 47.2 billion/sec |
Floating-point performance | 6,060 gflops | 470.0 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 support | PCI Express 3.0 | no data |
Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
Length | 10.5" (26.7 cm) | 10.5" (26.7 cm) |
Height | 4.376" (11.1 cm) | 4.376" (11.1 cm) |
Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
Recommended system power (PSU) | 600 Watt | no data |
Supplementary power connectors | 6-pin + 8-pin | 2x 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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 512 MB |
Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 256 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 7.0 GB/s | 1100 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | 336.5 GB/s | 70.4 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 Connectors | Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2 | HDTVDual Link DVI |
Multi monitor support | 4 displays | + |
HDMI | + | no data |
HDCP | + | no data |
Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | 2048x1536 |
G-SYNC support | + | no data |
Audio input for HDMI | Internal | S/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 Boost | 2.0 | no data |
GameWorks | + | no data |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 11.1 (10_0) |
Shader Model | 6.4 | 4.0 |
OpenGL | 4.5 | 2.1 |
OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
Vulkan | 1.1.126 | N/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 outperforms 9800 GTX+ by 2622% based on our aggregated 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 outperforms 9800 GTX+ by 2630% 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 | 101
+3267%
| 3−4
−3267%
|
1440p | 49
+4800%
| 1−2
−4800%
|
4K | 50
+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
+2800%
|
3−4
−2800%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 110−120
+2675%
|
4−5
−2675%
|
Hitman 3 | 110−120
+2725%
|
4−5
−2725%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 75−80
+3750%
|
2−3
−3750%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 55−60
+2750%
|
2−3
−2750%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 85−90
+2733%
|
3−4
−2733%
|
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
+2800%
|
3−4
−2800%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 110−120
+2675%
|
4−5
−2675%
|
Hitman 3 | 110−120
+2725%
|
4−5
−2725%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 75−80
+3750%
|
2−3
−3750%
|
Metro Exodus | 60−65
+3050%
|
2−3
−3050%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 55−60
+2750%
|
2−3
−2750%
|
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
+2800%
|
3−4
−2800%
|
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
+3700%
|
1−2
−3700%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 27−30
+2700%
|
1−2
−2700%
|
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 | 60−65
+3100%
|
2−3
−3100%
|
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 GTX+ compete in popular games:
1080p resolution:
- GTX 980 Ti is 3267% faster than 9800 GTX+
1440p resolution:
- GTX 980 Ti is 4800% faster than 9800 GTX+
4K resolution:
- GTX 980 Ti is 4900% faster than 9800 GTX+
Advantages and disadvantages
Performance score | 35.66 | 1.31 |
Recency | 2 June 2015 | 16 January 2009 |
Cost | $649 | $229 |
Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 512 MB |
Chip lithography | 28 nm | 55 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 141 Watt |
The GeForce GTX 980 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800 GTX+ in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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