NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | G92 | GT200B |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | G92-450-A2 | G200-835-B2 |
| Architecture | Tesla | Tesla 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 65 nm | 55 nm |
| Number of transistors | 754 million | 1,400 million |
| Die size | 324 mm² | 470 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Mar 18th, 2008 | Mar 30th, 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 9 | Quadro FX |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 599 USD | 799 USD |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Reviews | 65 in our database | 26 in our database |
| Predecessor | GeForce 8 | — |
| Successor | GeForce 200 | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 600 MHz | 600 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1500 MHz | 1204 MHz |
| Memory clock | 1000 MHz 2 Gbps effective | 800 MHz 1600 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 512 MB | 1024 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 64.00 GB/s | 51.20 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 128 | 192 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 64 | 64 |
| ROPs | 16 | 16 |
| SM count | 16 | 24 |
| Cache L2 | 64 KB | 128 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 9.600 GPixel/s | 9.600 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 38.40 GTexel/s | 38.40 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 384.0 GFLOPS | 462.3 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | — | 57.79 GFLOPS (1:8) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 267 mm 10.5 inches | 198 mm 7.8 inches |
| TDP | 197 W | 108 W |
| Suggested PSU | 450 W | 300 W |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x HDMI | 1x DVI2x DisplayPort |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin |
| Board number | P791 | P755 |
| Width | — | 111 mm 4.4 inches |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| CUDA | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| Shader model | 4.0 | 4.0 |
