Radeon RX 6800 XT vs GeForce 9700M GTS

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 9700M GTS with Radeon RX 6800 XT, including specs and performance data.

9700M GTS
2008
512 MB GDDR3, 60 Watt
0.70

RX 6800 XT outperforms 9700M GTS by a whopping 8831% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking118535
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data50.05
Power efficiency0.8314.74
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameG94Navi 21
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date29 July 2008 (16 years ago)28 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$649

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores484608
Core clock speed530 MHz1825 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2250 MHz
Number of transistors505 million26,800 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt300 Watt
Texture fill rate12.72648.0
Floating-point processing power0.1272 TFLOPS20.74 TFLOPS
Gigaflops180no data
ROPs16128
TMUs24288
Ray Tracing Coresno data72

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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 8-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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount512 MB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth51.2 GB/s512.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI-+

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 Model4.06.5
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.12.1
VulkanN/A1.2
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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.

9700M GTS 0.70
RX 6800 XT 62.52
+8831%

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.

9700M GTS 278
RX 6800 XT 24993
+8890%

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.

9700M GTS 2825
RX 6800 XT 96516
+3316%

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 HD2−3
−9650%
195
+9650%
1440p1−2
−13700%
138
+13700%
4K1−2
−9100%
92
+9100%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.33
1440pno data4.70
4Kno data7.05

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−7350%
140−150
+7350%
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5
−3525%
140−150
+3525%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−7350%
140−150
+7350%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−5750%
230−240
+5750%
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5
−3525%
140−150
+3525%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−2100%
170−180
+2100%
Valorant 27−30
−1048%
300−350
+1048%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 18−20
−1363%
270−280
+1363%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−7350%
140−150
+7350%
Dota 2 12−14
−1283%
166
+1283%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−5750%
230−240
+5750%
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5
−3525%
140−150
+3525%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−15100%
152
+15100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−2100%
170−180
+2100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−4800%
294
+4800%
Valorant 27−30
−1048%
300−350
+1048%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−7350%
140−150
+7350%
Dota 2 12−14
−1108%
145
+1108%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−5750%
230−240
+5750%
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5
−3525%
140−150
+3525%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−2100%
170−180
+2100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−2567%
160
+2567%
Valorant 27−30
−1128%
356
+1128%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 3−4
−14900%
450−500
+14900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
−4275%
170−180
+4275%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 80−85
Far Cry 5 4−5
−3175%
131
+3175%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−9800%
190−200
+9800%
Hogwarts Legacy 1−2
−7800%
75−80
+7800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−6950%
140−150
+6950%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 1−2
−15000%
150−160
+15000%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−793%
134
+793%
Valorant 4−5
−8025%
300−350
+8025%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5 3−4
−3067%
95
+3067%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−4700%
95−100
+4700%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−3850%
75−80
+3850%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 191
+0%
191
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Far Cry 5 143
+0%
143
+0%
Fortnite 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 183
+0%
183
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Far Cry 5 139
+0%
139
+0%
Fortnite 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 150
+0%
150
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 175
+0%
175
+0%
Far Cry 5 130
+0%
130
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 280−290
+0%
280−290
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 120
+0%
120
+0%
Metro Exodus 95
+0%
95
+0%
Valorant 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 154
+0%
154
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 56
+0%
56
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 110
+0%
110
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 103
+0%
103
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Dota 2 122
+0%
122
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

This is how 9700M GTS and RX 6800 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 6800 XT is 9650% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6800 XT is 13700% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6800 XT is 9100% faster in 4K

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6800 XT is 15100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 6800 XT is ahead in 35 tests (54%)
  • there's a draw in 30 tests (46%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.70 62.52
Recency 29 July 2008 28 October 2020
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 16 GB
Chip lithography 65 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 300 Watt

9700M GTS has 400% lower power consumption.

RX 6800 XT, on the other hand, has a 8831.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 828.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6800 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9700M GTS in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 9700M GTS is a notebook card while Radeon RX 6800 XT is a desktop one.

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