GeForce 9800 GTX vs Radeon R9 290X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 9800 GTX and Radeon R9 290X, 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 R9 290X, check out specs charts below.
GeForce 9800 GTX
Main Specs
GeForce 9800 GTX
Radeon R9 290X
Power consumption (TDP)
140 Watt
250 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
512 MB
4 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x S-Video
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 290X has 78% more power consumption, than GeForce 9800 GTX.
GeForce 9800 GTX is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 290X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
GeForce 9800 GTX has 508 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 290X.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce 9800 GTX is build with Tesla architecture, and Radeon R9 290X - with GCN.
GeForce 9800 GTX is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 290X - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon R9 290X is 265 mm longer, than GeForce 9800 GTX.
Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 290X is 150 MHz higher, than GeForce 9800 GTX.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
0−1
35−40
ultra / 1080p
−
24−27
QHD / 1440p
0−1
18−20
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
low / 720p
1−2
60−65
medium / 1080p
0−1
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than GeForce 9800 GTX.
high / 1080p
−
60−65
ultra / 1080p
−
50−55
QHD / 1440p
0−1
35−40
4K / 2160p
−
18−20
low / 720p
0−1
110−120
medium / 1080p
−
65−70
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce 9800 GTX and Radeon R9 290X 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
190−200
QHD / 1440p
−
110−120
4K / 2160p
−
70−75
high / 768p
16−18
210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 692% 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 R9 290X 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 R9 290X in Dota 2 is 313% more, than GeForce 9800 GTX.
high / 1080p
−
45−50
ultra / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
−
30−35
4K / 2160p
−
16−18
low / 720p
0−1
85−90
medium / 1080p
−
50−55
high / 1080p
−
65−70
ultra / 1080p
−
50−55
QHD / 1440p
−
30−35
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
low / 720p
21−24
180−190
medium / 1080p
0−1
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Fortnite is 740% more, than GeForce 9800 GTX.
high / 1080p
0−1
65−70
ultra / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
35−40
4K / 2160p
−
24−27
low / 720p
0−1
110−120
medium / 1080p
0−1
70−75
low / 768p
18−20
140−150
medium / 768p
−
130−140
high / 1080p
0−1
75−80
ultra / 1080p
−
30−35
QHD / 1440p
0−1
24−27
medium / 720p
12−14
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Grand Theft Auto V is 663% more, than GeForce 9800 GTX.
high / 1080p
−
27−30
ultra / 1080p
−
21−24
QHD / 1440p
−
18−20
4K / 2160p
−
9−10
low / 720p
0−1
70−75
medium / 1080p
−
35−40
low / 768p
75−80
130−140
high / 1080p
27−30
−
medium / 1080p
−
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X 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 R9 290X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 1212% more, than GeForce 9800 GTX.
high / 1080p
−
27−30
ultra / 1080p
−
18−20
QHD / 1440p
−
12−14
4K / 2160p
−
8−9
low / 720p
0−1
70−75
medium / 1080p
−
35−40
low / 768p
0−1
140−150
medium / 768p
−
90−95
high / 1080p
−
50−55
ultra / 1080p
−
27−30
4K / 2160p
−
16−18
low / 768p
45−50
90−95
medium / 768p
14−16
60−65
ultra / 1080p
0−1
55−60
high / 768p
12−14
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in World of Tanks is 148% more, than GeForce 9800 GTX.
Full Specs
GeForce 9800 GTX
Radeon R9 290X
Architecture
Tesla
GCN
Code name
G92
Hawaii XT
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
28 March 2008
24 October 2013
Pipelines
128
2816
Core clock speed
1688 MHz
Boost Clock
947 MHz
Transistor count
754 million
6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology
65 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
43.2 billion/sec
176.0
Floating-point performance
432.1 gflops
5,632 gflops
Length
10.5" (26.7 cm)
275 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
512 Bit
Memory clock speed
1100 MHz
1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth
70.4 GB/s
320 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model
4.0
6.3
OpenGL
2.1
4.6
OpenCL
1.1
2.0
Vulkan
N/A
+
CUDA
+
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)
0.76 kh/s
FreeSync
+
CUDA cores
128
Bus support
PCI-E 2.0
PCIe 3.0
Height
4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options
+
Multi monitor support
+
HDMI
Via Adapter
+
Maximum VGA resolution
2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI
S/PDIF
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
623 Mh/s
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
TrueAudio
+
Design
reference
DisplayPort support
+
CrossFire
+
DDMA audio
+
Decred / DCR (Decred)
1.07 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
25.75 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)
350 Sol/s
AppAcceleration
+
LiquidVR
+
TressFX
+
UVD
+
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