GeForce 9800 GT

TeslaGeForce 9 SeriesDesktopGDDR32008NVIDIA

Key Metrics

Launch Date
2008-07-29
CUDA Cores
112
Memory
512 MB GDDR3
Memory Bandwidth
57.6 GB/s
TDP/TBP
105 W
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
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Why It Mattered

GeForce 9800 GT belongs to the Tesla and GeForce 9 Series era around 2008, when PC graphics cards varied heavily by bus, memory chips, BIOS, cooler, and display outputs. Tracking the exact model helps retro builders distinguish period-correct boards from similarly named variants.

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Sources

Primary / manufacturer sources

  1. Archived NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT reference specificationsOfficial reference memory, interface-width, maximum-card-power, minimum-system-power, and supplementary-power specifications preserved by the Internet ArchiveOpen source
  2. Archived NVIDIA GeForce 9 Series launch releaseOfficial July 29, 2008 release announcing immediate availability of GeForce 9800 GTX+, 9800 GT, and 9500 GTOpen source

Independent reference sources

  1. TechPowerUp GPU SpecsModel-level specification reference for this GPU entryOpen source

Reference databases

  1. RightNow GPU DatabaseOpen GPU database used to cross-check specifications A reference database: good for cross-checking specifications, but not proof of the original release details on its own.Open source

Photo sources

  1. Wikimedia Commons
    Photo: MSI N9800GT GeForce 9800 GT board (Front)Creator: Köf3Credit: Köf3 / Wikimedia CommonsTitle: Nvidia Geforce MSI N9800GT with 512MB GDDR3License: CC BY-SA 3.0 UnportedSource claim: Commons file page states Köf3 published this photograph under CC BY-SA 3.0 Unported.Modified: Resized from 3030 x 2112 to 960 x 669 and JPEG recompressed at quality 78, with no crop. This derivative remains under CC BY-SA 3.0 Unported.Configuration: Example MSI board. The Commons description states 512 MB GDDR3, matching the Wiki reference memory. The image does not establish the Wiki PCIe 2.0 transfer generation.License deedOriginal file page