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NVIDIA logo GeForce 9800 GX2
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AMD logo Radeon HD 3870 X2

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General information GeForce 9800 GX2 Radeon HD 3870 X2
Launched Q2 2009 Q4 2011
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory NVIDIA AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory 2 MB 99.6 % 512 MB 0 %
DirectX DirectX 10 DirectX 10.1
OpenGL OpenGL 3.3 OpenGL 3.3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 197 W 0 % 165 W 16.2 %
Performance GeForce 9800 GX2 Radeon HD 3870 X2
Overall Score 14353 0 % 13529 5.7 %
Future Proof 0 % 100 % 16 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 2060 0 % 1830 11.2 %
2D Benchmark Score 520.6 0 % 226 56.6 %
Average DirectX performance 6 FPS 0 % 5.5 FPS 9.1 %
DirectX 9 performance 8.9 FPS 55.2 % 19.9 FPS 0 %
DirectX 10 performance 4.8 FPS 0 % 2 FPS 58.2 %
DirectX 11 performance 7.5 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
DirectX 12 performance 2.9 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 495.7 operations/s 0 % 0 operations/s 100 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for GeForce 9800 GX2, Radeon HD 3870 X2.

Average frames per second GeForce 9800 GX2 Radeon HD 3870 X2
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 21.7 FPS 19.9 FPS
High settings 39.1 FPS 35.8 FPS
Medium settings 46.9 FPS 43.0 FPS
Low settings 65.7 FPS 60.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 8.4 %

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 GeForce 9800 GX2, Radeon HD 3870 X2.

Grand Theft Auto V GeForce 9800 GX2 Radeon HD 3870 X2
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 22.6 FPS 21.1 FPS
High settings 40.6 FPS 38.0 FPS
Medium settings 48.7 FPS 45.6 FPS
Low settings 68.2 FPS 63.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 6.3 %
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