GeForce 9800 GTX+ vs GTX 980 Ti

Place in the ranking	137	1039
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	14.41	0.05
Power efficiency	9.90	0.63
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)	Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code name	GM200	G92B
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	2 June 2015 (9 years ago)	16 January 2009 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$649	$229

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 980 Ti has 28720% better value for money than 9800 GTX+.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / 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	189.4	47.23
Floating-point processing power	6.06 TFLOPS	0.47 TFLOPS
ROPs	96	16
TMUs	176	64

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).

Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	267 mm	267 mm
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	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	2x 6-pin
SLI options	+	+

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	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	-	-

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	Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2	HDTVDual Link DVI
Multi monitor support	4 displays	+
HDMI	+	-
HDCP	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	2048x1536
G-SYNC support	+	-
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	S/PDIF

Supported technologies

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

GameStream	+	-
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	-
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D 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 results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 35.90
+2683%

9800 GTX+ 1.29

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

GTX 980 Ti 13796
+2693%

9800 GTX+ 494

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	99 +3200%	3−4 −3200%
1440p	51 +5000%	1−2 −5000%
4K	53 +5200%	1−2 −5200%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	6.56 +1064%	76.33 −1064%
1440p	12.73 +1700%	229.00 −1700%
4K	12.25 +1770%	229.00 −1770%

GTX 980 Ti has 1064% lower cost per frame in 1080p
GTX 980 Ti has 1700% lower cost per frame in 1440p
GTX 980 Ti has 1770% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	70−75 +3550%	2−3 −3550%
Cyberpunk 2077	75−80 +3700%	2−3 −3700%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	95−100 +3200%	3−4 −3200%
Counter-Strike 2	70−75 +3550%	2−3 −3550%
Cyberpunk 2077	75−80 +3700%	2−3 −3700%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 +2733%	6−7 −2733%
Forza Horizon 5	90−95 +2967%	3−4 −2967%
Metro Exodus	85−90 +2833%	3−4 −2833%
Red Dead Redemption 2	70−75 +3500%	2−3 −3500%
Valorant	140−150 +2760%	5−6 −2760%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	95−100 +3200%	3−4 −3200%
Counter-Strike 2	70−75 +3550%	2−3 −3550%
Cyberpunk 2077	75−80 +3700%	2−3 −3700%
Dota 2	23	0−1
Far Cry 5	90−95 +3000%	3−4 −3000%
Fortnite	160−170 +3120%	5−6 −3120%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 +2733%	6−7 −2733%
Forza Horizon 5	90−95 +2967%	3−4 −2967%
Grand Theft Auto V	34 +3300%	1−2 −3300%
Metro Exodus	85−90 +2833%	3−4 −2833%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	190−200 +3117%	6−7 −3117%
Red Dead Redemption 2	70−75 +3500%	2−3 −3500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50 +4900%	1−2 −4900%
Valorant	140−150 +2760%	5−6 −2760%
World of Tanks	270−280 +2690%	10−11 −2690%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	73 +3550%	2−3 −3550%
Counter-Strike 2	70−75 +3550%	2−3 −3550%
Cyberpunk 2077	75−80 +3700%	2−3 −3700%
Dota 2	110−120 +2775%	4−5 −2775%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +3000%	3−4 −3000%
Forza Horizon 4	170−180 +2733%	6−7 −2733%
Forza Horizon 5	90−95 +2967%	3−4 −2967%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	190−200 +3117%	6−7 −3117%
Valorant	140−150 +2760%	5−6 −2760%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	65−70 +3150%	2−3 −3150%
Grand Theft Auto V	65−70 +3200%	2−3 −3200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +2817%	6−7 −2817%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 +3400%	1−2 −3400%
World of Tanks	220−230 +2763%	8−9 −2763%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70 +3300%	2−3 −3300%
Counter-Strike 2	30−33 +2900%	1−2 −2900%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +3400%	1−2 −3400%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +2775%	4−5 −2775%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +3300%	3−4 −3300%
Forza Horizon 5	55−60 +2850%	2−3 −2850%
Metro Exodus	75−80 +3850%	2−3 −3850%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60−65 +2900%	2−3 −2900%
Valorant	100−110 +3533%	3−4 −3533%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	21−24	0−1
Dota 2	79 +3850%	2−3 −3850%
Grand Theft Auto V	79 +3850%	2−3 −3850%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +2800%	1−2 −2800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	110−120 +2750%	4−5 −2750%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	79 +3850%	2−3 −3850%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	30 +2900%	1−2 −2900%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16	0−1
Dota 2	132 +3200%	4−5 −3200%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +5100%	1−2 −5100%
Fortnite	45−50 +4800%	1−2 −4800%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +2800%	2−3 −2800%
Forza Horizon 5	30−35 +3200%	1−2 −3200%
Valorant	55−60 +2700%	2−3 −2700%

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

GTX 980 Ti is 3200% faster in 1080p
GTX 980 Ti is 5000% faster in 1440p
GTX 980 Ti is 5200% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	35.90	1.29
Recency	2 June 2015	16 January 2009
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	512 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	141 Watt

GTX 980 Ti has a 2682.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 96.4% more advanced lithography process.

9800 GTX+, on the other hand, has 77.3% lower power consumption.

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.