NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | G92 | GM204 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | G92-270-A2 | GM204-400-A1 |
| Architecture | Tesla | Maxwell 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 65 nm | 28 nm |
| Number of transistors | 754 million | 5,200 million |
| Die size | 324 mm² | 398 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Jul 21st, 2008 | Sep 19th, 2014 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 9 | GeForce 900 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 160 USD | 549 USD |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 46 in our database | 146 in our database |
| Predecessor | GeForce 8 | GeForce 700 |
| Successor | GeForce 200 | GeForce 10 |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 600 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1500 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | 900 MHz 1800 Mbps effective | 1753 MHz 7 Gbps effective |
| Base clock | — | 1127 MHz |
| Boost clock | — | 1216 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 512 MB | 4 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 57.60 GB/s | 224.4 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 112 | 2048 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 56 | 128 |
| ROPs | 16 | 64 |
| SM count | 14 | — |
| Cache L2 | 64 KB | 2 MB |
| SMM count | — | 16 |
| Cache L1 | — | 48 KB (per SMM) |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 9.600 GPixel/s | 77.82 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 33.60 GTexel/s | 155.6 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 336.0 GFLOPS | 4.981 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | — | 155.6 GFLOPS (1:32) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Single-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 229 mm 9 inches | 267 mm 10.5 inches |
| Width | 111 mm 4.4 inches | 111 mm 4.4 inches |
| TDP | 125 W | 165 W |
| Suggested PSU | 300 W | 450 W |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video | 1x DVI1x HDMI3x DisplayPort |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 2x 6-pin |
| Board number | P360, P393 | PG401 |
| Height | — | 40 mm 1.6 inches |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 (12_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | — | 1.1 |
| CUDA | 1.1 | 5.2 |
| Shader model | 4.0 | 6.4 |
