GeForce 9800 GTX vs Radeon HD 5770

Place in performance ranking	627	850
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.68	0.08
Architecture	Terascale 2 (2009−2015)	Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code name	Juniper	G92
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	13 October 2009 (14 years ago)	28 March 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$159	$299
Current price	$103 (0.6x MSRP)	$151 (0.5x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

ATI HD 5770 has 750% better value for money than 9800 GTX.

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	800	128
CUDA cores	no data	128
Core clock speed	850 MHz	675 MHz
Number of transistors	1,040 million	754 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	108 Watt	140 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	105 °C
Texture fill rate	34.00	43.2 billion/sec
Floating-point performance	1,360.0 gflops	432.1 gflops

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	no data	PCI-E 2.0
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	208 mm	10.5" (26.7 cm)
Height	no data	4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	2x 6-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	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	4800 MHz	1100 MHz
Memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	70.4 GB/s

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	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	HDTVDual Link DVI
Multi monitor support	no data	+
HDMI	+	Via Adapter
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	no data	S/PDIF

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	5.0	4.0
OpenGL	4.4	2.1
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
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.

ATI HD 5770 4.41
+122%

9800 GTX 1.99

Radeon HD 5770 outperforms GeForce 9800 GTX by 122% 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%

ATI HD 5770 1705
+122%

9800 GTX 769

Radeon HD 5770 outperforms GeForce 9800 GTX by 122% 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:

900p	24 +140%	10−12 −140%
Full HD	46 +156%	18−21 −156%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

8−9
+167%

3−4

−167%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Battlefield 5	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Far Cry 5	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
Forza Horizon 4	20−22 +122%	9−10 −122%
Hitman 3	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +140%	10−11 −140%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +129%	7−8 −129%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 +133%	9−10 −133%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Battlefield 5	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Far Cry 5	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
Forza Horizon 4	20−22 +122%	9−10 −122%
Hitman 3	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +140%	10−11 −140%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +129%	7−8 −129%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 +133%	9−10 −133%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Far Cry 5	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Forza Horizon 4	20−22 +122%	9−10 −122%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +140%	10−11 −140%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +129%	7−8 −129%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 +133%	9−10 −133%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14

+140%

5−6
−140%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	0−1
Far Cry 5	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Hitman 3	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Metro Exodus	1−2	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3	0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9
+167%

3−4

−167%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Hitman 3	1−2	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1−2	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Metro Exodus	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6
+150%

2−3

−150%

This is how ATI HD 5770 and 9800 GTX compete in popular games:

ATI HD 5770 is 140% faster in 900p
ATI HD 5770 is 156% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.41	1.99
Recency	13 October 2009	28 March 2008
Cost	$159	$299
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	512 MB
Chip lithography	40 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	108 Watt	140 Watt