GeForce 9800 GT vs GTX 1080 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile with GeForce 9800 GT, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1080 Mobile
2016
8 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
35.57
+2769%

GTX 1080 Mobile outperforms 9800 GT by a whopping 2769% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1361035
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation41.090.04
Power efficiency16.470.69
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameGP104G92
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date15 August 2016 (8 years ago)21 July 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499.99 $160

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1080 Mobile has 102625% better value for money than 9800 GT.

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 cores2560112
Core clock speed1607 MHz600 MHz
Boost clock speed1771 MHzno data
Number of transistors7,200 million754 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt105 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature94 °C105 °C
Texture fill rate283.433.60
Floating-point processing power9.068 TFLOPS0.336 TFLOPS
ROPs6416
TMUs16056

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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data229 mm
Heightno data1-slot
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount8 GB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed10 GB/s900 MHz
Memory bandwidth320 GB/s57.6 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 ConnectorsDP 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, DL-DVIHDTVDual Link DVI
Multi monitor support++
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
G-SYNC support+-
Audio input for HDMIno dataS/PDIF

Supported technologies

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

GPU Boost3.0no data
VR Ready+no data
Ansel+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model6.44.0
OpenGL4.52.1
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDA++

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 HD112
+3633%
3−4
−3633%
1440p68
+3300%
2−3
−3300%
4K54
+5300%
1−2
−5300%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+2950%
2−3
−2950%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 59
+2850%
2−3
−2850%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 78
+3800%
2−3
−3800%
Battlefield 5 115
+2775%
4−5
−2775%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 93
+3000%
3−4
−3000%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+2950%
2−3
−2950%
Far Cry 5 97
+3133%
3−4
−3133%
Far Cry New Dawn 129
+3125%
4−5
−3125%
Forza Horizon 4 214
+2957%
7−8
−2957%
Hitman 3 91
+2933%
3−4
−2933%
Horizon Zero Dawn 188
+3033%
6−7
−3033%
Metro Exodus 140
+3400%
4−5
−3400%
Red Dead Redemption 2 92
+2967%
3−4
−2967%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 129
+3125%
4−5
−3125%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150
+2900%
5−6
−2900%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 106
+3433%
3−4
−3433%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 68
+3300%
2−3
−3300%
Battlefield 5 107
+3467%
3−4
−3467%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 86
+4200%
2−3
−4200%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+2950%
2−3
−2950%
Far Cry 5 102
+3300%
3−4
−3300%
Far Cry New Dawn 100
+3233%
3−4
−3233%
Forza Horizon 4 195
+3150%
6−7
−3150%
Hitman 3 87
+2800%
3−4
−2800%
Horizon Zero Dawn 186
+3000%
6−7
−3000%
Metro Exodus 126
+3050%
4−5
−3050%
Red Dead Redemption 2 82
+4000%
2−3
−4000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+3100%
4−5
−3100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 145
+2800%
5−6
−2800%
Watch Dogs: Legion 149
+2880%
5−6
−2880%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 53
+5200%
1−2
−5200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 59
+2850%
2−3
−2850%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 66
+3200%
2−3
−3200%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+2950%
2−3
−2950%
Far Cry 5 77
+3750%
2−3
−3750%
Forza Horizon 4 102
+3300%
3−4
−3300%
Hitman 3 76
+3700%
2−3
−3700%
Horizon Zero Dawn 123
+2975%
4−5
−2975%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+3100%
4−5
−3100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 74
+3600%
2−3
−3600%
Watch Dogs: Legion 51
+5000%
1−2
−5000%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 83
+4050%
2−3
−4050%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 80
+3900%
2−3
−3900%
Far Cry New Dawn 69
+3350%
2−3
−3350%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 42
+4100%
1−2
−4100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 46
+4500%
1−2
−4500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 49
+4800%
1−2
−4800%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30 0−1
Far Cry 5 47
+4600%
1−2
−4600%
Forza Horizon 4 193
+3117%
6−7
−3117%
Hitman 3 54
+5300%
1−2
−5300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 89
+2867%
3−4
−2867%
Metro Exodus 74
+3600%
2−3
−3600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85−90
+4150%
2−3
−4150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+4900%
1−2
−4900%
Watch Dogs: Legion 144
+2780%
5−6
−2780%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 72
+3500%
2−3
−3500%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40
+3900%
1−2
−3900%
Far Cry New Dawn 39
+3800%
1−2
−3800%
Hitman 3 34
+3300%
1−2
−3300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 89
+2867%
3−4
−2867%
Metro Exodus 45
+4400%
1−2
−4400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 51
+5000%
1−2
−5000%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 31
+3000%
1−2
−3000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12 0−1
Far Cry 5 26 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 61
+2950%
2−3
−2950%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+4700%
1−2
−4700%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 39
+3800%
1−2
−3800%

This is how GTX 1080 Mobile and 9800 GT compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1080 Mobile is 3633% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1080 Mobile is 3300% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1080 Mobile is 5300% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 35.57 1.24
Recency 15 August 2016 21 July 2008
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 105 Watt

GTX 1080 Mobile has a 2768.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 306.3% more advanced lithography process.

9800 GT, on the other hand, has 42.9% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800 GT in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce 9800 GT is a desktop one.


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