GeForce 9800 GTX vs Radeon RX 560

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 560 and GeForce 9800 GTX, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 560
2017
4 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
9.47
+374%

RX 560 outperforms 9800 GTX by a whopping 374% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking467895
Place by popularity90not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.480.10
Power efficiency8.650.98
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code namePolaris 21G92
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date18 April 2017 (7 years ago)28 March 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$99 $299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 560 has 1380% 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 cores1024128
Core clock speed1175 MHz675 MHz
Boost clock speed1275 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,000 million754 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt140 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105 °C
Texture fill rate81.6043.20
Floating-point processing power2.611 TFLOPS0.4321 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs6464

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 dataPCI-E 2.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 2.0 x16
Length170 mm267 mm
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone2x 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 amount4 GB512 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1100 MHz
Memory bandwidth112.0 GB/s70.4 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortHDTVDual Link DVI
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI+Via Adapter
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataS/PDIF

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model6.44.0
OpenGL4.62.1
OpenCL2.01.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/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.

RX 560 9.47
+374%
9800 GTX 2.00

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.

RX 560 3648
+374%
9800 GTX 769

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 HD35
+400%
7−8
−400%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.8342.71

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.47 2.00
Recency 18 April 2017 28 March 2008
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 14 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 140 Watt

RX 560 has a 373.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 86.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 560 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800 GTX in performance tests.


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