GeForce 9800 GT
Nvidia graphics card · GeForce 9 series · launched July 2008
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Launch price in today's dollars
The GeForce 9800 GT launched at $159 in 2008. Adjusted with the U.S. Consumer Price Index, that is about $244 in 2026 dollars (7-month average), a 53% rise over 18 years.
Method: launch price × (CPI 2026 average ÷ CPI 2008 average), calendar-year averages of BLS series CPIAUCSL. 2026 covers 7 months so far.
Specifications
| Vendor | Nvidia |
|---|---|
| Series | GeForce 9 series |
| Launched | July 2008 |
| Launch price | $159 |
| Architecture | Tesla |
| Chip | G92-270-A2 G92-280-B1 |
| Memory | 512 MB (also 1 GB) |
| Memory type | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus | 256-bit |
| Memory bandwidth | 57 GB/s |
| Core clock | 600 MHz |
| Rated power | 125 W (TDP) |
| Transistors | 754 million |
| Die size | 324 mm² |
| Process | 65 nm |
| Bus interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Tier | 80-class |
The Nvidia 80-class over time
Nvidia graphics cards in the same tier around this one, oldest first, re-releases left out. Prices in launch dollars and in 2026 dollars; scores are Blender 4.x medians where they exist.
| Part | Year | Launch price | In 2026 $ | Blender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce 8800 GTS 320 | 2007 | $269 | $429 | — |
| GeForce 8800 Ultra | 2007 | $829 | $1,323 | — |
| GeForce 8800 GT | 2007 | $349 | $557 | — |
| GeForce 8800 GTS Core 112 | 2007 | $399 | $637 | — |
| GeForce 8800 GTS 512 | 2007 | $349 | $557 | — |
| GeForce 9800 GTX | 2008 | $299 | $460 | — |
| GeForce 9800 GX2 | 2008 | $599 | $921 | — |
| GeForce GTX 280 | 2008 | $649 | $997 | — |
| GeForce 9800 GT | 2008 | $159 | $244 | — |
| GeForce 9800 GT Rebrand | 2008 | $159 | $244 | — |
| GeForce GTX 285 | 2009 | $359 | $554 | — |
| GeForce GTX 285 X2 | 2009 | $1,399 | $2,157 | — |
| GeForce GTX 480 | 2010 | $499 | $757 | — |
| GeForce GTX 580 | 2010 | $499 | $757 | — |
| GeForce GTX 680 | 2012 | $499 | $719 | — |
| GeForce GTX 780 | 2013 | $649 | $922 | — |
Compare with
- GeForce 9600 GSO · 2008 · $169
- GeForce 9600 GSO 512 · 2008 · $189
- GeForce 9600 GT · 2008 · $179
- GeForce 9600 GT Green Edition · 2008 · $179
- GeForce 9600 GT Rev. 2 · 2008 · $179
- GeForce 9800 GT Rebrand · 2008 · $159
- GeForce 8500 GT · 2007 · $129
- GeForce 8600 GT · 2007 · $159
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