GeForce RTX 4090 vs 9800M GT

Place in performance ranking	1071	1
Place by popularity	not in top-100	4
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.18	15.21
Architecture	G9x (2007−2010)	Ada Lovelace
GPU code name	NB9E-GT2	AD102-300-A1
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	15 July 2008 (15 years ago)	20 September 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,599
Current price	$61	$1756 (1.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4090 has 8350% better value for money than 9800M GT.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	96	16384
CUDA cores	96	no data
Core clock speed	500 MHz	2235 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2520 MHz
Number of transistors	754 million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	450 Watt
Texture fill rate	24.00	1,290
Floating-point performance	240 gflops	no data
Gigaflops	360	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce 9800M GT and GeForce RTX 4090 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	304 mm
Width	no data	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 16-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	24 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	21000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	1,008 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	No outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	no data	+

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	4.0	6.6
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	+	8.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

9800M GT 0.99

RTX 4090 100.00
+10001%

RTX 4090 outperforms 9800M GT by 10001% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

9800M GT 381

RTX 4090 38660
+10047%

RTX 4090 outperforms 9800M GT by 10047% in Passmark.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

9800M GT 4011

RTX 4090 137170
+3320%

RTX 4090 outperforms 9800M GT by 3320% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	2−3 −13300%	268 +13300%
1440p	2−3 −10300%	208 +10300%
4K	1−2 −15100%	152 +15100%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

−7400%

225
+7400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −5467%	160−170 +5467%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −7300%	222 +7300%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −2680%	130−140 +2680%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −7975%	300−350 +7975%
Hitman 3	3−4 −4900%	150−160 +4900%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −3517%	434 +3517%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −12300%	120−130 +12300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 −5933%	543 +5933%

Full HD
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −5467%	160−170 +5467%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −7033%	214 +7033%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −2860%	148 +2860%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −7975%	300−350 +7975%
Hitman 3	3−4 −4900%	150−160 +4900%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −3542%	437 +3542%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −12300%	120−130 +12300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 −4544%	418 +4544%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 −19000%	573 +19000%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −5467%	160−170 +5467%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −6900%	210 +6900%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −2680%	130−140 +2680%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −7975%	300−350 +7975%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −3183%	394 +3183%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 −10067%	305 +10067%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

1−2

−12300%

120−130
+12300%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −16500%	160−170 +16500%
Far Cry New Dawn	0−1	140−150

1440p
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −2700%	110−120 +2700%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −15300%	154 +15300%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −18500%	186 +18500%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −28700%	280−290 +28700%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 −9600%	388 +9600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −26700%	268 +26700%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	5−6 −2420%	126 +2420%
Horizon Zero Dawn	1−2 −20900%	210 +20900%

4K
Ultra Preset

Horizon Zero Dawn	1−2 −28400%	285 +28400%
Metro Exodus	4−5 −3525%	145 +3525%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−5450%

110−120
+5450%

This is how 9800M GT and RTX 4090 compete in popular games:

RTX 4090 is 13300% faster in 1080p
RTX 4090 is 10300% faster in 1440p
RTX 4090 is 15100% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 4090 is 28700% faster than the 9800M GT.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RTX 4090 surpassed 9800M GT in all 37 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.99	100.00
Recency	15 July 2008	20 September 2022
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	24 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	450 Watt