Radeon HD 6750 vs GeForce 9800 GX2

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 9800 GX2 and Radeon HD 6750, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

9800 GX2
2008
512 MB GDDR3, 197 Watt
2.07

HD 6750 outperforms 9800 GX2 by a substantial 30% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking870799
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.040.15
Power efficiency0.752.24
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameG92Juniper
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date18 March 2008 (16 years ago)21 January 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$599 $49.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD 6750 has 275% better value for money than 9800 GX2.

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 cores256 (128 per GPU)720
Core clock speed600 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data900 MHz
Number of transistors754 million1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)197 Watt86 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate38.4025.20
Floating-point processing power0.384 TFLOPS1.008 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs6436

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 supportno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length267 mm170 mm
Height2-slotno data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 6-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 typeGDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount512 MB2 GB
Memory bus width512 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth128 (64 per GPU)73.6 GB/s

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 ConnectorsHDMIDual Link DVI2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
Multi monitor support+no data
Eyefinity-+
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

CrossFire-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)DirectX® 11
Shader Model4.05.0
OpenGL2.14.4
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A-
CUDA+-

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 GX2 2.07
HD 6750 2.70
+30.4%

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 GX2 797
HD 6750 1043
+30.9%

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.07 2.70
Recency 18 March 2008 21 January 2011
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 2 GB
Chip lithography 65 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 197 Watt 86 Watt

HD 6750 has a 30.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 62.5% more advanced lithography process, and 129.1% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 6750 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800 GX2 in performance tests.


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NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2
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AMD Radeon HD 6750
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