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    GeForce 9800 GTX vs GeForce GTX 260

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 9800 GTX and GeForce GTX 260, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce 9800 GTX stacks up against GeForce GTX 260, check out specs charts below.
    GeForce 9800 GTX
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    Main Specs

      GeForce 9800 GTX GeForce GTX 260
    Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 182 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin 2x 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR3 GDDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 896 MB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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    • GeForce GTX 260 has 30% more power consumption, than GeForce 9800 GTX.
    • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • GeForce GTX 260 has 384 GB more memory, than GeForce 9800 GTX.
    • Both cards are used in Desktops.
    • GeForce 9800 GTX is build with Tesla architecture, and GeForce GTX 260 - with Tesla 2.0.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce 9800 GTX is 446 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 260.
    • GeForce 9800 GTX and GeForce GTX 260 are manufactured by 65 nm process technology.
    • Both graphics cards are the same length of 10 mm.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce 9800 GTX is 101 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 260.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 0−1 3−4
    ultra / 1080p − 1−2
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
    low / 720p 1−2 14−16
    medium / 1080p 0−1 5−6
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 260 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1400% more, than GeForce 9800 GTX.

    Full Specs

      GeForce 9800 GTX GeForce GTX 260
    Architecture Tesla Tesla 2.0
    Code name G92 GT200
    Type Desktop Desktop
    Release date 28 March 2008 16 June 2008
    Pipelines 128 192
    Core clock speed 1688 MHz 1242 MHz
    Transistor count 754 million 1,400 million
    Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 65 nm
    Texture fill rate 43.2 billion/sec 36.9 billion/sec
    Floating-point performance 432.1 gflops 476.9 gflops
    Length 10.5" (26.7 cm) 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 448 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1100 MHz 999 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 70.4 GB/s 111.9 GB/s
    DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 11.1 (10_0)
    Shader Model 4.0 4.0
    OpenGL 2.1 2.1
    OpenCL 1.1 1.1
    Vulkan N/A N/A
    CUDA + +
    CUDA cores 128 192
    Bus support PCI-E 2.0
    Height 4.376" (11.1 cm) 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
    SLI options + +
    Multi monitor support + +
    HDMI Via Adapter +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536 2048x1536
    Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF S/PDIF
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 30 Mh/s
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