GeForce 9800 GTX vs Radeon RX Vega 56

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 56 and GeForce 9800 GTX, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX Vega 56
2017
8 GB HBM2, 210 Watt
33.44
+1615%

RX Vega 56 outperforms 9800 GTX by a whopping 1615% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking156902
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation23.280.09
Power efficiency11.180.98
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameVega 10G92
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date14 August 2017 (7 years ago)28 March 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 $299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

RX Vega 56 has 25767% 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 cores3584128
Core clock speed1156 MHz675 MHz
Boost clock speed1471 MHzno data
Number of transistors12,500 million754 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)210 Watt140 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105 °C
Texture fill rate329.543.20
Floating-point processing power10.54 TFLOPS0.4321 TFLOPS
ROPs6416
TMUs22464

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 supportno dataPCI-E 2.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length267 mm267 mm
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pin2x 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 typeHBM2GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount8 GB512 MB
Memory bus width2048 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz1100 MHz
Memory bandwidth409.6 GB/s70.4 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortHDTVDual Link DVI
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI+Via Adapter
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataS/PDIF

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model6.44.0
OpenGL4.62.1
OpenCL2.01.1
Vulkan1.1.125N/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.

RX Vega 56 33.44
+1615%
9800 GTX 1.95

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.

RX Vega 56 13158
+1611%
9800 GTX 769

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 HD115
+1817%
6−7
−1817%
1440p77
+1825%
4−5
−1825%
4K50
+2400%
2−3
−2400%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.47
+1336%
49.83
−1336%
1440p5.18
+1343%
74.75
−1343%
4K7.98
+1773%
149.50
−1773%
  • RX Vega 56 has 1336% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RX Vega 56 has 1343% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RX Vega 56 has 1773% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 90−95
+1760%
5−6
−1760%
Counter-Strike 2 65−70
+1625%
4−5
−1625%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+1700%
4−5
−1700%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 90−95
+1760%
5−6
−1760%
Battlefield 5 151
+1788%
8−9
−1788%
Counter-Strike 2 65−70
+1625%
4−5
−1625%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+1700%
4−5
−1700%
Far Cry 5 98
+1860%
5−6
−1860%
Fortnite 150
+1775%
8−9
−1775%
Forza Horizon 4 141
+1663%
8−9
−1663%
Forza Horizon 5 90−95
+1760%
5−6
−1760%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 153
+1813%
8−9
−1813%
Valorant 190−200
+1880%
10−11
−1880%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 90−95
+1760%
5−6
−1760%
Battlefield 5 140
+1650%
8−9
−1650%
Counter-Strike 2 65−70
+1625%
4−5
−1625%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+1625%
16−18
−1625%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+1700%
4−5
−1700%
Dota 2 130−140
+1857%
7−8
−1857%
Far Cry 5 93
+1760%
5−6
−1760%
Fortnite 139
+1638%
8−9
−1638%
Forza Horizon 4 134
+1814%
7−8
−1814%
Forza Horizon 5 90−95
+1760%
5−6
−1760%
Grand Theft Auto V 94
+1780%
5−6
−1780%
Metro Exodus 70
+1650%
4−5
−1650%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 137
+1857%
7−8
−1857%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 124
+1671%
7−8
−1671%
Valorant 190−200
+1880%
10−11
−1880%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 131
+1771%
7−8
−1771%
Counter-Strike 2 65−70
+1625%
4−5
−1625%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+1700%
4−5
−1700%
Dota 2 130−140
+1857%
7−8
−1857%
Far Cry 5 89
+1680%
5−6
−1680%
Forza Horizon 4 109
+1717%
6−7
−1717%
Forza Horizon 5 90−95
+1760%
5−6
−1760%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120
+1900%
6−7
−1900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 74
+1750%
4−5
−1750%
Valorant 190−200
+1880%
10−11
−1880%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 108
+1700%
6−7
−1700%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+2600%
1−2
−2600%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 210−220
+1725%
12−14
−1725%
Grand Theft Auto V 60−65
+1967%
3−4
−1967%
Metro Exodus 42
+2000%
2−3
−2000%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+1650%
10−11
−1650%
Valorant 230−240
+1850%
12−14
−1850%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 99
+1880%
5−6
−1880%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+1650%
2−3
−1650%
Far Cry 5 74
+1750%
4−5
−1750%
Forza Horizon 4 88
+1660%
5−6
−1660%
Forza Horizon 5 55−60
+1800%
3−4
−1800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
+1800%
3−4
−1800%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 74
+1750%
4−5
−1750%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 24−27
+2400%
1−2
−2400%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 50
+2400%
2−3
−2400%
Metro Exodus 27
+2600%
1−2
−2600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 44
+2100%
2−3
−2100%
Valorant 190−200
+1820%
10−11
−1820%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55
+1733%
3−4
−1733%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16 0−1
Dota 2 95−100
+1840%
5−6
−1840%
Far Cry 5 39
+1850%
2−3
−1850%
Forza Horizon 4 59
+1867%
3−4
−1867%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
+3200%
1−2
−3200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 44
+2100%
2−3
−2100%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 37
+1750%
2−3
−1750%

This is how RX Vega 56 and 9800 GTX compete in popular games:

  • RX Vega 56 is 1817% faster in 1080p
  • RX Vega 56 is 1825% faster in 1440p
  • RX Vega 56 is 2400% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 33.44 1.95
Recency 14 August 2017 28 March 2008
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 14 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 210 Watt 140 Watt

RX Vega 56 has a 1614.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.

9800 GTX, on the other hand, has 50% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega 56 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800 GTX in performance tests.

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