NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT vs NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500
Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT and NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).
Differences
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT
- Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 4 month(s) later
- 6.5x more core clock speed: 1500 MHz vs 230 MHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 65 nm vs 140 nm
- 8x more maximum memory size: 512 MB vs 64 MB
- 4.5x more memory clock speed: 900 MHz vs 200 MHz
- 57.1x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 457 vs 8
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 21 July 2008 vs 17 March 2004 |
| Core clock speed | 1500 MHz vs 230 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm vs 140 nm |
| Maximum memory size | 512 MB vs 64 MB |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz vs 200 MHz |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - G3D Mark | 457 vs 8 |
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500
- 27.4x more texture fill rate: 920 MTexel / s vs 33.6 billion / sec
- 2.6x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 152 vs 58
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Texture fill rate | 920 MTexel / s vs 33.6 billion / sec |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 152 vs 58 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500
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| Name | NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT | NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 |
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| PassMark - G3D Mark | 457 | 8 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 58 | 152 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 2845 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 2845 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3304 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3304 |
Compare specifications (specs)
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Essentials |
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| Architecture | Tesla | Rankine |
| Code name | G92 | NV34 B1 |
| Launch date | 21 July 2008 | 17 March 2004 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $160 | $36.99 |
| Place in performance rating | 1087 | 1089 |
| Price now | $103.99 | $36.99 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Value for money (0-100) | 8.86 | 0.30 |
Technical info |
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| Core clock speed | 1500 MHz | 230 MHz |
| CUDA cores | 112 | |
| Floating-point performance | 336.0 gflops | |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 140 nm |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 105 °C | |
| Pipelines | 112 | |
| Texture fill rate | 33.6 billion / sec | 920 MTexel / s |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 105 Watt | |
| Transistor count | 754 million | 45 million |
Video outputs and ports |
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| Audio input for HDMI | S / PDIF | |
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video, HDTVDual Link DVI | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | |
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Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | AGP 8x |
| Length | 9" (22.9 cm) | 152 mm |
| SLI options | 2-way | |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | None |
API support |
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| DirectX | 10.0 | 9.0a |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 1.5 (2.1) |
Memory |
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| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 64 MB |
| Memory bandwidth | 57.6 GB / s | 3.2 GB / s |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 200 MHz |
| Memory type | GDDR3 | DDR |
Technologies |
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