GeForce RTX 3070 vs 9800 GTX

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 9800 GTX and GeForce RTX 3070, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

9800 GTX
2008
512 MB GDDR3, 140 Watt
2.00

RTX 3070 outperforms 9800 GTX by a whopping 2800% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking89542
Place by popularitynot in top-10043
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.1058.58
Power efficiency0.9818.07
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameG92GA104
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date28 March 2008 (16 years ago)1 September 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$299 $499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3070 has 58480% better value for money than 9800 GTX.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores1285888
Core clock speed675 MHz1500 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1725 MHz
Number of transistors754 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt220 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate43.20317.4
Floating-point processing power0.4321 TFLOPS20.31 TFLOPS
ROPs1696
TMUs64184
Tensor Coresno data184
Ray Tracing Coresno data46

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mm242 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin1x 12-pin
SLI options+-

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount512 MB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1100 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth70.4 GB/s448.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsHDTVDual Link DVI1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMIVia Adapter+
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.5
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/A1.2
CUDA+8.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

9800 GTX 2.00
RTX 3070 58.00
+2800%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

9800 GTX 769
RTX 3070 22343
+2805%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD5−6
−2880%
149
+2880%
1440p3−4
−3200%
99
+3200%
4K2−3
−2950%
61
+2950%

Cost per frame, $

1080p59.803.35
1440p99.675.04
4K149.508.18

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 147
+0%
147
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 125
+0%
125
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 100
+0%
100
+0%
Battlefield 5 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 139
+0%
139
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Hitman 3 109
+0%
109
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 118
+0%
118
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 174
+0%
174
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 87
+0%
87
+0%
Battlefield 5 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 126
+0%
126
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Hitman 3 116
+0%
116
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 255
+0%
255
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 178
+0%
178
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 81
+0%
81
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 78
+0%
78
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 102
+0%
102
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Hitman 3 111
+0%
111
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 181
+0%
181
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 223
+0%
223
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 121
+0%
121
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85
+0%
85
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 116
+0%
116
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 68
+0%
68
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65
+0%
65
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 62
+0%
62
+0%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Hitman 3 96
+0%
96
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 146
+0%
146
+0%
Metro Exodus 101
+0%
101
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 166
+0%
166
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 175
+0%
175
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 114
+0%
114
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Hitman 3 52
+0%
52
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Metro Exodus 107
+0%
107
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 90
+0%
90
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 48
+0%
48
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 43
+0%
43
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30
+0%
30
+0%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 97
+0%
97
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 38
+0%
38
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 69
+0%
69
+0%

This is how 9800 GTX and RTX 3070 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3070 is 2880% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3070 is 3200% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3070 is 2950% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.00 58.00
Recency 28 March 2008 1 September 2020
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 65 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 220 Watt

9800 GTX has 57.1% lower power consumption.

RTX 3070, on the other hand, has a 2800% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 712.5% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3070 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800 GTX in performance tests.


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