Radeon 780M vs GeForce 9650M GT

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 9650M GT with Radeon 780M, including specs and performance data.

9650M GT
2008
256 MB GDDR3, 23 Watt
0.31

780M outperforms 9650M GT by a whopping 4955% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking1347350
Place by popularitynot in top-10043
Power efficiency1.0884.12
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2025)
GPU code nameG96CPhoenix
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date19 August 2008 (17 years ago)31 January 2024 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores32768
Core clock speed550 MHz800 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2900 MHz
Number of transistors314 million25,390 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)23 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate8.800139.2
Floating-point processing power0.0848 TFLOPS8.909 TFLOPS
ROPs832
TMUs1648
Ray Tracing Coresno data12
L0 Cacheno data192 KB
L1 Cacheno data256 KB
L2 Cache32 KB2 MB

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfaceMXM-IIPCIe 4.0 x8
Widthno dataIGP
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR3System Shared
Maximum RAM amount256 MBSystem Shared
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed800 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
Shared memory-+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsMotherboard Dependent
Maximum VGA resolution1920x1200no data

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.8
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.12.1
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmarks

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

9650M GT 0.31
Radeon 780M 15.67
+4955%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

9650M GT Samples: 82 137
Radeon 780M Samples: 6602 6931
+4959%

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.

9650M GT 1306
Radeon 780M 41636
+3088%

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 HD0−135
1440p-0−122
4K-0−113

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−3800%
39
+3800%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−600%
35
+600%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−3000%
31
+3000%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−1625%
65−70
+1625%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−420%
26
+420%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−800%
60−65
+800%
Valorant 24−27
−412%
130−140
+412%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 14−16
−1436%
210−220
+1436%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−2300%
24
+2300%
Dota 2 10−11
−910%
100−110
+910%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−1625%
65−70
+1625%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−300%
20
+300%
Metro Exodus 0−1 29
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−800%
60−65
+800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−820%
46
+820%
Valorant 24−27
−412%
130−140
+412%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−2200%
23
+2200%
Dota 2 10−11
−910%
100−110
+910%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−1625%
65−70
+1625%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−200%
15
+200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−800%
60−65
+800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−480%
29
+480%
Valorant 24−27
−412%
130−140
+412%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 2−3
−1250%
27
+1250%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 0−1 120−130
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
−5300%
160−170
+5300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−4000%
40−45
+4000%
Hogwarts Legacy 0−1 15
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 20

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 0−1 35−40

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−40%
21
+40%
Valorant 2−3
−4600%
90−95
+4600%

4K
Ultra Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 1−2
−1500%
16−18
+1500%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−750%
16−18
+750%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 119
+0%
119
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 82
+0%
82
+0%
Far Cry 5 45
+0%
45
+0%
Fortnite 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 65
+0%
65
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 39
+0%
39
+0%
Far Cry 5 41
+0%
41
+0%
Fortnite 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 60
+0%
60
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 45
+0%
45
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Far Cry 5 39
+0%
39
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 18
+0%
18
+0%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Valorant 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16
+0%
16
+0%
Far Cry 5 27
+0%
27
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6
+0%
6
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 15
+0%
15
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6
+0%
6
+0%
Dota 2 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Far Cry 5 12
+0%
12
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

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

  • in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Radeon 780M is 5300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Radeon 780M performs better in 29 tests (48%)
  • there's a draw in 32 tests (52%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.31 15.67
Recency 19 August 2008 31 January 2024
Chip lithography 55 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 23 Watt 15 Watt

Radeon 780M has a 4954.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, a 1275% more advanced lithography process, and 53.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon 780M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9650M GT in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 9650M GT is a notebook graphics card while Radeon 780M is a desktop one.

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