GeForce 9800 GTX vs Radeon HD 7950

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 9800 GTX and Radeon HD 7950. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce 9800 GTX and Radeon HD 7950. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

GeForce 9800 GTX

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Main Specs

	GeForce 9800 GTX	Radeon HD 7950
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	200 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	2x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	3 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7950 has 42% more power consumption, than GeForce 9800 GTX.
GeForce 9800 GTX is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7950 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
GeForce 9800 GTX has 509 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7950.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce 9800 GTX is build with Tesla architecture, and Radeon HD 7950 - with GCN 1.0.
GeForce 9800 GTX is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7950 - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 7950 is 257 mm longer, than GeForce 9800 GTX.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7950 is 150 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800 GTX.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	35−40
ultra / 1080p	−	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	1−2	60−65
medium / 1080p	0−1	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than GeForce 9800 GTX.
high / 1080p	−	55−60
ultra / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	18−20
low / 720p	0−1	100−110
medium / 1080p	−	60−65
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
GeForce 9800 GTX and Radeon HD 7950 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	60−65	250−260
medium / 768p	27−30	220−230
ultra / 1080p	7−8	180−190
QHD / 1440p	−	110−120
4K / 2160p	−	70−75
high / 768p	16−18	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 685% more, than GeForce 9800 GTX.
low / 768p	70−75	60−65
ultra / 1080p	0−1	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
GeForce 9800 GTX and Radeon HD 7950 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	45−50	120−130
medium / 768p	10−11	110−120
ultra / 1080p	0−1	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Dota 2 is 313% more, than GeForce 9800 GTX.
high / 1080p	−	45−50
ultra / 1080p	−	40−45
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	14−16
low / 720p	0−1	80−85
medium / 1080p	−	45−50
high / 1080p	−	60−65
ultra / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	21−24	180−190
medium / 1080p	0−1	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Fortnite is 740% more, than GeForce 9800 GTX.
high / 1080p	0−1	60−65
ultra / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	24−27
low / 720p	0−1	100−110
medium / 1080p	0−1	65−70
low / 768p	18−20	140−150
medium / 768p	−	120−130
high / 1080p	0−1	70−75
ultra / 1080p	−	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	21−24
medium / 720p	12−14	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Grand Theft Auto V is 663% more, than GeForce 9800 GTX.
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 720p	0−1	65−70
medium / 1080p	−	30−35
low / 768p	75−80	130−140
high / 1080p	27−30	−
medium / 1080p	−	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in Minecraft is 75% more, than GeForce 9800 GTX.
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
low / 720p	8−9	100−110
medium / 1080p	−	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 1212% more, than GeForce 9800 GTX.
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	−	16−18
QHD / 1440p	−	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	0−1	65−70
medium / 1080p	−	35−40
low / 768p	0−1	130−140
medium / 768p	−	85−90
high / 1080p	−	45−50
ultra / 1080p	−	24−27
4K / 2160p	−	16−18
low / 768p	45−50	90−95
medium / 768p	14−16	60−65
ultra / 1080p	0−1	50−55
high / 768p	12−14	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7950 in World of Tanks is 188% more, than GeForce 9800 GTX.

Full Specs

	GeForce 9800 GTX	Radeon HD 7950
Architecture	Tesla	GCN 1.0
Code name	G92	Tahiti
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	28 March 2008	31 January 2012
Pipelines	128	1792
Core clock speed	1688 MHz
Boost Clock		1250 MHz
Transistor count	754 million	4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	43.2 billion/sec	89.60
Floating-point performance	432.1 gflops	2,867 gflops
Length	10.5" (26.7 cm)	267 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1100 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	70.4 GB/s	240 GB/s
DirectX	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	4.0	5.1
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A
CUDA	+
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)		0.56 kh/s
FreeSync		+
CUDA cores	128
Bus support	PCI-E 2.0	PCIe 3.0 x16
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options	+
Multi monitor support	+
HDMI	Via Adapter	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	S/PDIF
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		381 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
PowerTune		+
ZeroCore		+
Design		reference
Number of Eyefinity displays		6
CrossFire		+
Decred / DCR (Decred)		0.78 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		13.86 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)		250 Sol/s
Compute units		28
AppAcceleration		+
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GeForce 9800 GTX vs Radeon HD 7950

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