NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2
The NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 is a graphics card released on March 18, 2008, built on the Tesla architecture using a 65 nm process. It has 2 MB of GDDR3 memory, a boost clock of 600 MHz and a 197 W board power rating. It scores 613 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 10 and OpenGL 3.3.
Depth: 31 recorded fields, 2 PassMark workloads
Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 6 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.
Performance
The NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 scores 613 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 42.1% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #1,736), measured across 50 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 262.
PassMark workload tests
In the PassMark workload tests the NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 averages DirectX 9 13 fps and DirectX 10 2 fps, across 50 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.
As stated by PassMark
PassMark's own listing for the NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 states the PCIe 2.0 x16 interface, up to 2 MB of memory, a core clock of 600 MHz, DirectX 10 and OpenGL 3.3, first benchmarked on 2009-04-04. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.
Graphics processor
The NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 is based on the Tesla architecture, uses the 2× G92-450-A2 graphics processor and is manufactured on a 65 nm process.
Clock speeds
The NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 runs at a base clock of 600 MHz.
Memory
The NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 is equipped with 2 MB of GDDR3 memory.
Board and power
The NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 has a board power rating of 197 W and it connects over PCIe 2.0 x16.
Market
The NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 was released on March 18, 2008 and launched at a price of $599.
Benchmarks
Graphics and compute APIs
The NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 supports DirectX 10 and OpenGL 3.3.
Feex has no recorded CUDA compute capability for the NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2. Feex has no recorded Vulkan version for the NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2. Feex has no recorded OpenCL version for the NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2.
Naming and aliases
The NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 is also known by other names: PassMark also lists it as NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 (Prerelease - WDDM 1.1).
Frequently asked questions
How much VRAM does the NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 have?
The NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 has 2 MB of GDDR3 memory.
How much power does the NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 use and what power supply does it need?
The NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 has a board power rating of 197 W.
How fast is the NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2?
The NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 scores 613 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 42.1% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #1,736.
What bus interface does the NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 use?
The NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 connects over PCIe 2.0 x16.
When was the NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 released and how much did it cost at launch?
The NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 was released on March 18, 2008 and launched at a price of $599.
Corrections to this record
After an audit, 1 empty field was filled from sources. Each change is listed with its old value, new value, rule and sources.
1 filled value
- 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).
The audit log is public: all changes for this GPU, the corrections overview and the method.