NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | G92 | GF104 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | G92-270-A2 | GF104-300-KB-A1 |
| Architecture | Tesla | Fermi |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 65 nm | 40 nm |
| Number of transistors | 754 million | 1,950 million |
| Die size | 324 mm² | 332 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Jul 21st, 2008 | Jul 12th, 2010 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 9 | GeForce 400 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 160 USD | 199 USD |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 46 in our database | 154 in our database |
| Predecessor | GeForce 8 | GeForce 200 |
| Successor | GeForce 200 | GeForce 500 |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 600 MHz | 675 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1500 MHz | 1350 MHz |
| Memory clock | 900 MHz 1800 Mbps effective | 900 MHz 3.6 Gbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 512 MB | 768 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 192 bit |
| Bandwidth | 57.60 GB/s | 86.40 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 112 | 336 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 56 | 56 |
| ROPs | 16 | 24 |
| SM count | 14 | 7 |
| Cache L2 | 64 KB | 384 KB |
| Cache L1 | — | 64 KB (per SM) |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 9.600 GPixel/s | 9.450 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 33.60 GTexel/s | 37.80 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 336.0 GFLOPS | 907.2 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | — | 75.60 GFLOPS (1:12) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 229 mm 9 inches | 210 mm 8.3 inches |
| Width | 111 mm 4.4 inches | — |
| TDP | 125 W | 160 W |
| Suggested PSU | 300 W | 450 W |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video | 2x DVI1x mini-HDMI |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin | — |
| Board number | P360, P393 | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 (11_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| CUDA | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| Shader model | 4.0 | 5.1 |
