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NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2
- Graphics Processor
- G92 x2
- Cores
- 128 x2
- TMUs
- 64 x2
- ROPs
- 16 x2
- Memory Size
- 512 MB x2
- Memory Type
- GDDR3
- Bus Width
- 256 bit x2
GPU
Recommended Gaming Resolutions:
- 1366x768
- 1600x900
- 1920x1080
The GeForce 9800 GX2 was a high-end graphics card by NVIDIA, launched on March 18th, 2008. Built on the 65 nm process, and based on the G92 graphics processor, in its G92-450-A2 variant, the card supports DirectX 11.1. Even though it supports DirectX 11, the feature level is only 10_0, which can be problematic with many DirectX 11 & DirectX 12 titles. The G92 graphics processor is a large chip with a die area of 324 mm² and 754 million transistors. GeForce 9800 GX2 combines two graphics processors to increase performance. It features 128 shading units, 64 texture mapping units, and 16 ROPs, per GPU. NVIDIA has paired 1,024 MB GDDR3 memory with the GeForce 9800 GX2, which are connected using a 256-bit memory interface per GPU (each GPU manages 512 MB). The GPU is operating at a frequency of 600 MHz, memory is running at 1000 MHz.
Being a dual-slot card, the NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 draws power from 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin power connector, with power draw rated at 197 W maximum. Display outputs include: 2x DVI, 1x HDMI. GeForce 9800 GX2 is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 2.0 x16 interface. The card measures 267 mm in length, and features a dual-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 599 US Dollars.
Being a dual-slot card, the NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 draws power from 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin power connector, with power draw rated at 197 W maximum. Display outputs include: 2x DVI, 1x HDMI. GeForce 9800 GX2 is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 2.0 x16 interface. The card measures 267 mm in length, and features a dual-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 599 US Dollars.
Graphics Processor
Graphics Card
- Release Date
- Mar 18th, 2008
- Generation
-
GeForce 9
(9800)
- Predecessor
- GeForce 8
- Successor
- GeForce 200
- Production
- End-of-life
- Launch Price
- 599 USD
- Bus Interface
- PCIe 2.0 x16
- Reviews
- 65 in our database
Relative Performance
Based on TPU review data: "Performance Summary" at 1920x1080, 4K for 2080 Ti and faster.
Performance estimated based on architecture, shader count and clocks.
Clock Speeds
- GPU Clock
- 600 MHz
- Shader Clock
- 1500 MHz
- Memory Clock
-
1000 MHz
2 Gbps effective
Memory
- Memory Size
- 512 MB
- Memory Type
- GDDR3
- Memory Bus
- 256 bit
- Bandwidth
- 64.00 GB/s
Render Config
- Shading Units
- 128
- TMUs
- 64
- ROPs
- 16
- SM Count
- 16
- L2 Cache
- 64 KB
Theoretical Performance
- Pixel Rate
- 9.600 GPixel/s
- Texture Rate
- 38.40 GTexel/s
- FP32 (float)
- 384.0 GFLOPS
Board Design
- Slot Width
- Dual-slot
- Length
- 267 mm
10.5 inches
- TDP
- 197 W
- Suggested PSU
- 450 W
- Outputs
- 2x DVI
1x HDMI
- Power Connectors
- 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
- Board Number
- P790 SKU 0,
P791
Graphics Features
- DirectX
- 11.1 (10_0)
- OpenGL
- 3.3
- OpenCL
- 1.1
- Vulkan
- N/A
- CUDA
- 1.1
- Shader Model
- 4.0
G92 GPU Notes
| PureVideo HD: VP2 VDPAU: Feature Set A Latest Drivers: Windows 2000: Quadro Release 261.19 Windows XP / Server 2003 x64: GeForce Release 185.81 (Notebooks) GeForce Release 340.52 Quadro Release R319 U2 (321.01) Tesla Release 258.96 Windows Vista: GeForce Release 307.83 (Notebooks) GeForce Release 342.01 Quadro Release R340 U15 (342.01) Tesla Release 258.96 Windows 7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10: GeForce Release 342.01 Quadro Release R340 U15 (342.01) Tesla Release 258.96 |
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| Name | GPU Clock | Memory Clock | Other Changes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 670 MHz | 1065 MHz | ||
| 650 MHz | 1025 MHz | ||
| 675 MHz | 1050 MHz | ||
| 625 MHz | 1000 MHz | ||
| 600 MHz | 1000 MHz | ||
| 700 MHz | 1050 MHz | ||
| 680 MHz | 1040 MHz |
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