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NVIDIA logo GeForce 9800 GT

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General information Radeon HD 3870 GeForce 9800 GT
Launched Q3 2012 Q3 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD NVIDIA
Memory 1024 MB 0 % 1024 MB 0 %
DirectX DirectX 10.1 DirectX 10
OpenGL OpenGL 3.3 OpenGL 3.3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 106 W 15.2 % 125 W 0 %
Performance Radeon HD 3870 GeForce 9800 GT
Overall Score 11970 0 % 10945 8.6 %
Future Proof 21 % 0 % 21 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 1433 0 % 1198 16.4 %
2D Benchmark Score 57.4 9.6 % 63.6 0 %
Average DirectX performance 5.7 FPS 0 % 5.2 FPS 9.2 %
DirectX 9 performance 21 FPS 0 % 18.9 FPS 10 %
DirectX 10 performance 2 FPS 0 % 2 FPS 0.7 %
DirectX 11 performance 0 FPS NaN % 0 FPS NaN %
DirectX 12 performance 0 FPS NaN % 0 FPS NaN %
Graphic card computing 0 operations/s NaN % 0 operations/s NaN %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon HD 3870, GeForce 9800 GT.

Average frames per second Radeon HD 3870 GeForce 9800 GT
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 16.7 FPS 14.8 FPS
High settings 30.0 FPS 26.6 FPS
Medium settings 36.0 FPS 31.9 FPS
Low settings 50.5 FPS 44.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 11.5 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game Grand Theft Auto V for Radeon HD 3870, GeForce 9800 GT.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon HD 3870 GeForce 9800 GT
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 18.4 FPS 16.7 FPS
High settings 33.2 FPS 30.0 FPS
Medium settings 39.9 FPS 36.0 FPS
Low settings 55.8 FPS 50.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 9.6 %
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