GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER vs 9800M GS

Place in performance ranking	952	8
Place by popularity	not in top-100	37
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.12	33.15
Architecture	G9x (2007−2010)	Ada Lovelace
GPU code name	NB9E-GS1	AD104
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	1 November 2008 (15 years ago)	17 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$699
Current price	$180	$719 (1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4070 SUPER has 27525% better value for money than 9800M GS.

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	64	7168
CUDA cores	64	no data
Core clock speed	530 MHz	1980 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2475 MHz
Number of transistors	505 million	35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	220 Watt
Texture fill rate	16 billion/sec	584.6
Floating-point performance	169.6 gflops	no data
Gigaflops	254	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce 9800M GS and GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 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
Bus support	PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	285 mm
Width	no data	2-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	1 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	21000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	504.2 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
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	no data	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Power management

8.0

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	6.7
OpenGL	2.1	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 GS 1.43

RTX 4070 SUPER 77.63
+5329%

RTX 4070 SUPER outperforms 9800M GS by 5329% based on our aggregate 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 GS 554

RTX 4070 SUPER 29975
+5311%

RTX 4070 SUPER outperforms 9800M GS by 5311% in Passmark.

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	3−4 −6833%	208 +6833%
1440p	2−3 −6700%	136 +6700%
4K	1−2 −8200%	83 +8200%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

0−1

4−5

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	4−5
Far Cry 5	0−1	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	0−1	no data
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	no data
Hitman 3	0−1	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	0−1	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	0−1	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	4−5
Far Cry 5	0−1	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	0−1	no data
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	no data
Hitman 3	0−1	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	0−1	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	0−1	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	4−5
Far Cry 5	0−1	no data
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	0−1	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	0−1	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

0−1

no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	0−1	no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	1−2
Far Cry 5	0−1	no data
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	no data
Hitman 3	0−1	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	0−1	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

0−1

no data

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn	0−1	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	0−1	no data

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	no data
Far Cry 5	0−1	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	0−1	no data
Metro Exodus	0−1	no data

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

0−1

no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	130−140 −5296%	7500−7550 +5296%
Battlefield 5	240−250 −5310%	13200−13250 +5310%
Metro Exodus	140−150 −5308%	7950−8000 +5308%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	130−140 −5296%	7500−7550 +5296%
Battlefield 5	240−250 −5310%	13200−13250 +5310%
Metro Exodus	140−150 −5308%	7950−8000 +5308%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

130−140

−5296%

7500−7550
+5296%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	100−105 −5300%	5400−5450 +5300%
Metro Exodus	120−130 −5303%	6700−6750 +5303%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	265 −5315%	14350−14400 +5315%
Watch Dogs: Legion	108 −5317%	5850−5900 +5317%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 −5298%	4750−4800 +5298%
Hitman 3	70−75 −5329%	3800−3850 +5329%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	94 −5326%	5100−5150 +5326%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	133 −5314%	7200−7250 +5314%

4K
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4	140−150 −5308%	7950−8000 +5308%
Watch Dogs: Legion	62 −5303%	3350−3400 +5303%

This is how 9800M GS and RTX 4070 SUPER compete in popular games:

RTX 4070 SUPER is 6833% faster in 1080p
RTX 4070 SUPER is 6700% faster in 1440p
RTX 4070 SUPER is 8200% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.43	77.63
Recency	1 November 2008	17 January 2024
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	55 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	220 Watt