GeForce 9800 GTX vs Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 9800 GTX and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri, 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 Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri, check out specs charts below.

GeForce 9800 GTX

Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri

Main Specs

	GeForce 9800 GTX	Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video

Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce 9800 GTX is build with Tesla architecture, and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri - with GCN.
Core clock speed of GeForce 9800 GTX is 968 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
GeForce 9800 GTX is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri - by 28 nm process technology.

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 R7 512 Cores Kaveri in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1800% more, than GeForce 9800 GTX.
high / 1080p	−	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	27−30
medium / 1080p	−	14−16
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
high / 1080p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 9800 GTX in Call of Duty: Warzone is 6% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	60−65	140−150
medium / 768p	27−30	110−120
ultra / 1080p	7−8	55−60
QHD / 1440p	−	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
high / 768p	16−18	85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 260% more, than GeForce 9800 GTX.
low / 768p	70−75	55−60
ultra / 1080p	0−1	21−24
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 9800 GTX in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
low / 768p	45−50	85−90
medium / 768p	10−11	60−65
ultra / 1080p	0−1	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri in Dota 2 is 158% more, than GeForce 9800 GTX.
high / 1080p	−	9−10
ultra / 1080p	−	8−9
4K / 2160p	−	4−5
low / 720p	0−1	21−24
medium / 1080p	−	10−11
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	−	10−12
low / 720p	21−24	65−70
medium / 1080p	0−1	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri in Fortnite is 204% more, than GeForce 9800 GTX.
high / 1080p	0−1	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	2−3
low / 720p	0−1	27−30
medium / 1080p	0−1	14−16
low / 768p	18−20	55−60
medium / 768p	−	50−55
high / 1080p	0−1	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	7−8
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
medium / 720p	12−14	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri in Grand Theft Auto V is 200% more, than GeForce 9800 GTX.
high / 1080p	−	5−6
ultra / 1080p	−	3−4
4K / 2160p	−	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	14−16
medium / 1080p	−	7−8
low / 768p	75−80	95−100
high / 1080p	27−30	90−95
ultra / 1080p	−	80−85
medium / 1080p	−	95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri in Minecraft is 79% more, than GeForce 9800 GTX.
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
low / 720p	8−9	35−40
medium / 1080p	−	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 362% more, than GeForce 9800 GTX.
ultra / 1080p	−	8−9
QHD / 1440p	−	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	14−16
medium / 1080p	−	10−12
low / 768p	0−1	27−30
medium / 768p	−	18−20
high / 1080p	−	10−11
ultra / 1080p	−	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	6−7
low / 768p	45−50	85−90
medium / 768p	14−16	45−50
ultra / 1080p	0−1	21−24
high / 768p	12−14	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri in World of Tanks is 128% more, than GeForce 9800 GTX.

Full Specs

	GeForce 9800 GTX	Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri
Architecture	Tesla	GCN
Code name	G92	Kaveri Spectre
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	28 March 2008	14 January 2014
Pipelines	128	512
Core clock speed	1688 MHz	720 MHz
Transistor count	754 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	43.2 billion/sec
Floating-point performance	432.1 gflops
Length	10.5" (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1100 MHz
Memory bandwidth	70.4 GB/s
Shared memory		+
DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	DirectX 12 (FL 12_0), Shader 5.2
Shader Model	4.0
OpenGL	2.1
OpenCL	1.1
Vulkan	N/A
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

GeForce 9800 GTX vs Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri

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