NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX
The NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX is a graphics card released on July 16, 2008, built on the Tesla architecture using a 65 nm process. It has 128 shading units, 512 MB of GDDR3 memory on a 256-bit bus, 70.4 GB/s of memory bandwidth, a boost clock of 675 MHz and a 140 W board power rating. It scores 769 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 10 and OpenGL 3.3.
Depth: 36 recorded fields
Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 9 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.
Performance
The NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX scores 769 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 48.3% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #1,564), measured across 3 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 366.
As stated by PassMark
PassMark's own listing for the NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX states the PCIe 2.0 x16 interface, up to 512 MB of memory, a core clock of 675 MHz, DirectX 10 and OpenGL 3.3, first benchmarked on 2009-04-07. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.
Not to be confused with
This page covers the NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX specifically. It is a different product from NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX plus, NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX plus, which have their own specifications. Check the exact model name before comparing figures.
Graphics processor
The NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX is based on the Tesla architecture, uses the G92-420-A2 graphics processor, is manufactured on a 65 nm process, contains 754 million transistors and has a die size of 324 mm².
Shader configuration
The NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX has 128 shading units, 64 texture mapping units and 16 render output units.
The NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX does not use XMX engines; those are specific to Intel Arc graphics. Infinity Cache is an AMD architectural feature and does not apply to the NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX. Feex has no recorded ray tracing core count for the NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX.
Clock speeds
The NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX runs at a base clock of 675 MHz.
Memory
The NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX is equipped with 512 MB of GDDR3 memory, uses a 256-bit memory bus and delivers 70.4 GB/s of memory bandwidth.
Board and power
The NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX has a board power rating of 140 W and it connects over PCIe 2.0 x16.
Market
The NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX was released on July 16, 2008 and launched at a price of $299.
Benchmarks
Graphics and compute APIs
The NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX supports DirectX 10 and OpenGL 3.3.
Feex has no recorded CUDA compute capability for the NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX. Feex has no recorded Vulkan version for the NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX. Feex has no recorded OpenCL version for the NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX.
Frequently asked questions
How much VRAM does the NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX have?
The NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX has 512 MB of GDDR3 memory on a 256-bit bus. Its memory bandwidth is 70.4 GB/s.
How much power does the NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX use and what power supply does it need?
The NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX has a board power rating of 140 W.
How fast is the NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX?
The NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX scores 769 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 48.3% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #1,564.
What bus interface does the NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX use?
The NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX connects over PCIe 2.0 x16.
When was the NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX released and how much did it cost at launch?
The NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX was released on July 16, 2008 and launched at a price of $299.
Corrections to this record
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- Architecture: Tesla (was Not recorded). Rule: Architecture from chip codename. chip G92 -> Tesla. Sources: Wikipedia: List of Nvidia graphics processing units (revision 1377107724); Wikipedia: List of Nvidia desktop graphics processing units (revision 1375708460).
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