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NVIDIA logo GeForce 9800 GTX
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AMD logo Radeon HD 3870

NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX logo AMD Radeon HD 3870 logo
General information GeForce 9800 GTX Radeon HD 3870
Launched Q2 2009 Q3 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory NVIDIA AMD
Memory 512 MB 50 % 1024 MB 0 %
DirectX DirectX 10 DirectX 10.1
OpenGL OpenGL 3.3 OpenGL 3.3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 W 0 % 106 W 24.3 %
Performance GeForce 9800 GTX Radeon HD 3870
Overall Score 13332 0 % 11974 10.2 %
Future Proof 0 % 100 % 21 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 1778 0 % 1434 19.3 %
2D Benchmark Score 103.9 0 % 57.6 44.6 %
Average DirectX performance 6 FPS 0 % 5.7 FPS 4.3 %
DirectX 9 performance 21.9 FPS 0 % 20.9 FPS 4.8 %
DirectX 10 performance 2 FPS 1.9 % 2 FPS 0 %
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 GeForce 9800 GTX, Radeon HD 3870.

Average frames per second GeForce 9800 GTX Radeon HD 3870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 19.3 FPS 16.6 FPS
High settings 34.8 FPS 29.9 FPS
Medium settings 41.7 FPS 35.9 FPS
Low settings 58.4 FPS 50.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 14 %

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 GTX, Radeon HD 3870.

Grand Theft Auto V GeForce 9800 GTX Radeon HD 3870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 20.5 FPS 18.2 FPS
High settings 36.9 FPS 32.7 FPS
Medium settings 44.2 FPS 39.2 FPS
Low settings 61.9 FPS 54.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 11.3 %
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