NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX
VS
GeForce GTX 260 Rev. 2
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX
VS
GeForce GTX 260 Rev. 2

General info

The general info section in the graphics cards comparison list contains information about the date of release, type, overall rating and other useful data for identifying winner between NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX  vs  GeForce GTX 260 Rev. 2.

729
Place in performance rating
not rated
Tesla
Architecture
Tesla 2.0
G92
Code name
no data
Desktop
Type
no data
28 March 2008 (13 years ago)
Release date
23 July 2008 (13 years ago)
$299
Launch price (MSRP)
$449
$91 (0.3x MSRP)
Price now
$400 (0.9x MSRP)
0.55
Value for money
no data
G92
GPU code name
GT200B
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX  vs  GeForce GTX 260 Rev. 2 in the fabrication process, power consumption, and also base and turbo frequency of the GPU is the most important part containing in the graphics cards hierarchy.

128
Pipelines
no data
675 MHz
Core clock speed
576 MHz
754 million
Transistor count
no data
65 nm
Manufacturing process technology
55 nm
140 Watt
Power consumption (TDP)
no data
43.2 billion/sec
Texture fill rate
36.86
432.1 gflops
Floating-point performance
476.9 gflops
105 °C
Maximum GPU temperature
no data
128
CUDA cores
no data
128
Pipelines / CUDA cores
192
754 million
Number of transistors
1,400 million
140 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
182 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Let’s discuss how graphics cards NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX and GeForce GTX 260 Rev. 2 come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

PCIe 2.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
10.5" (26.7 cm)
Length
267 mm
2x 6-pin
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
+
SLI options
no data
PCI-E 2.0
Bus support
no data
4.376" (11.1 cm)
Height
no data

Memory

Graphics cards memory plays important role both in gaming and in applications for graphics. The card will perform much quicker and better, if it has more memory capacity and right memory type. What is the difference between NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX vs GeForce GTX 260 Rev. 2.

GDDR3
Memory type
GDDR3
512 MB
Maximum RAM amount
896 MB
256 Bit
Memory bus width
448 Bit
1100 MHz
Memory clock speed
1998 MHz
70.4 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
111.9 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

Let’s find out the difference in extra ports between two graphics cards. What's the difference between NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX vs GeForce GTX 260 Rev. 2.

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

Technologies

Let’s have a look what is the difference. It is worthwhile to note that NVIDIA and AMD are using different technologies.

+
3D Vision
no data
+
CUDA
1.3

API support

The confrontation between the two contenders NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX and GeForce GTX 260 Rev. 2 is practically over. The hardware support (API) does not greatly affect the overall performance, it is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and other performance tests. 

11.1 (10_0)
DirectX
11.1 (10_0)
2.1
OpenGL
3.3
no data
Vulkan
N/A
no data
Shader Model
4.0
no data
OpenCL
1.1

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX and GeForce GTX 260 Rev. 2 graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX or GeForce GTX 260 Rev. 2 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX
GeForce GTX 260 Rev. 2
Death Stranding (2020) NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX
GeForce GTX 260 Rev. 2
F1 2020 (2020) NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX
GeForce GTX 260 Rev. 2
Gears Tactics (2020) NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX
GeForce GTX 260 Rev. 2
Doom Eternal (2020) NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX
GeForce GTX 260 Rev. 2
Legend
5 Stutters – This game is very likely to stutter and have poor frame rates. Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, average frame rates are expected to fall below 25fps
May Stutter – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, stutters and poor frame rates are expected.
30 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
60 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 58fps
May Run Fluently – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, fluent frame rates are expected.
? Uncertain – This graphics card experienced unexpected performance issues during testing for this game. A slower card may be able to achieve better and more consistent frame rates than this particular GPU running the same benchmark scene.
Uncertain – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game and no reliable interpolation can be made based on the performances of surrounding cards of the same class or family.
The value in the fields displays the average frame rate of all values in the database. Move your cursor over the value to see individual results.

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX

4.56% faster in synthetic tests

Cheaper ($91 (0.3x MSRP) vs $400 (0.9x MSRP))

Advantages of GeForce GTX 260 Rev. 2

Finer manufacturing process technology (55 nm vs 65 nm)

More maximum RAM amount (896 MB vs 512 MB)

More memory bandwidth (111.9 GB/s vs 70.4 GB/s)

So, NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX or GeForce GTX 260 Rev. 2?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX .

NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX versus GeForce GTX 260 Rev. 2 performance benchmarks comparison

Overall benchmark performance

Passmark

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User rating

3.1 Out of 9 Hitesti Score
3.0 Out of 2 Hitesti Score