You're a coastal angler who wants premium features, costal charts and built-in sonar for your connected helm.
This crisp 9" high-resolution Chartplotter makes that wish come true.
With its sleek design, powerful processing and upgraded IPS display, this advanced 7â, 9â or 12â Chartplotter integrates seamlessly into your Garmin marine system.
Features
Easily integrate with more engines.
Connect to compatible third-party devices with OneHelm⢠digital switching.
Easily build your marine system using the best of network connectivity.
Navigate any waters with preloaded Garmin Navionics+⢠charts and mapping1.
See below your boat with built-in sonar capabilities.
Manage your marine experience from nearly anywhere2.


ULTRA HIGH-DEFINITION SCANNING SONAR
Get built-in Ultra High-Definition SideVß and ClearVß⢠scanning sonars with vivid, high-contrast color palettes to help distinguish fish from structure. GPSMAPŽ X3 series also supports 1 kW CHIRP traditional sonar capabilities.

PANOPTIX⢠SONAR SUPPORT
Pair with Panoptix or LiveScope⢠easy-to-interpret live sonar (transducer required, sold separately) to see all around your boat in real time.


FASTER, SHARPER, SMARTER
With its added processing power and new slimline design featuring edge-to-edge glass and a smaller unit footprint, itâs easy to retrofit this plotter in a wider range of dash configurations.

IMPROVED DISPLAY OPTICS
New higher-resolution IPS displays for 9â and 12â plotters offer improved sunlight readability and visibility from any angle, with 50% more pixels than previous-generation 9â GPSMAP devices.

PRELOADED MAPPING
Experience unparalleled coverage and detail with built-in Garmin Navionics+ integrated coastal and inland mapping that includes Auto Guidance+⢠technology3 and a 1-year subscription for downloadable daily updates and more on select chartplotters.

OPTIONAL CHARTS AND MAPS
Bring a fresh new look and feel to your chartplotter with optional upgrade to Garmin Navionics Vision+⢠premium chart subscription, featuring downloadable high-resolution relief shading, satellite imagery, sonar imagery and more.

OPTIONAL RADAR BUNDLE
To help you avoid weather and traffic on the water, the compact 4 kW GMR⢠18 HD+ dome radar is available as a bundled option with your GPSMAP chartplotter/sonar package.


GARMIN SAILASSIST⢠SAILING FEATURES
View laylines, race start line guidance, enhanced wind rose, heading and course-over-ground lines, true wind data fields and tide/current/time slider, wind angle, set and drift, wind speed, polars and more3.

SAILING POLARS
Use the polar table to see key data, including how fast you should go at a certain wind angle and speed so you know whether you need to adjust sail trim.

GARMIN MARINE NETWORK
If you have multiple compatible Garmin devices on your boat, you can share information such as maps, user data, radar and IP camera video among them.

NMEA 2000ÂŽ AND NMEA 0183 NETWORKS
Connect to compatible autopilots, digital switching, weather, Fusion-Link⢠audio system, media, VHF, AIS and more from one screen.

ACTIVECAPTAINÂŽ APP
Built-in Wi-FiŽ connectivity pairs with the free all-in-one mobile app for access to the OneChart⢠feature, smart notifications, software updates, Helm, Garmin Quickdraw⢠Community data and more4.

INTEGRATED ANTÂŽ TECHNOLOGY
Connect with some of your favorite devices, such as quatixŽ marine watches, gWind⢠Wireless 2 transducers, GNX⢠Wind marine instruments and wireless remote controls.

ENGINE CONNECTIVITY
Now you can connect your chartplotter to different kinds of engines, including select Yamaha engines.

ONEHELM FEATURE
This feature brings together all the operations and capabilities of select third-party devices, such as EmpirBus⢠digital switching, on one screen.
1 On select models
2 Requires ActiveCaptain app on your compatible smartphone paired to the GPSMAP 943xsv
3 Auto Guidance+ is for planning purposes only and does not replace safe navigation operations
4 When paired with a compatible smartphone