GeForce 9800 GTX vs Radeon E8860

In this comparison between GeForce 9800 GTX and Radeon E8860 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce 9800 GTX will be the best choice, for others Radeon E8860 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
GeForce 9800 GTX
Radeon E8860

Main Specs

  GeForce 9800 GTX Radeon E8860
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 37 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video 4x mini-DisplayPort
 
  • GeForce 9800 GTX has 278% more power consumption, than Radeon E8860.
  • GeForce 9800 GTX is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon E8860 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce 9800 GTX has 510 GB more memory, than Radeon E8860.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce 9800 GTX is build with Tesla architecture, and Radeon E8860 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 9800 GTX is 1113 MHz higher, than Radeon E8860.
  • GeForce 9800 GTX is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon E8860 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon E8860 is 3400 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800 GTX.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 7−8
ultra / 1080p 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 1−2 18−20
medium / 1080p 0−1 9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon E8860 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1800% more, than GeForce 9800 GTX.

Full Specs

  GeForce 9800 GTX Radeon E8860
Architecture Tesla GCN 1.0
Code name G92 Venus
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 28 March 2008 25 January 2014
Pipelines 128 640
Core clock speed 1688 MHz 575 MHz
Boost Clock 625 MHz
Transistor count 754 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 43.2 billion/sec 25.00
Floating-point performance 432.1 gflops 800.0 gflops
Length 10.5" (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1100 MHz 4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 70.4 GB/s 72 GB/s
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 4.0 5.1
OpenGL 2.1 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA +
CUDA cores 128
Bus support PCI-E 2.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI Via Adapter
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF
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