NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GS vs AMD Radeon HD 8730M

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Combined performance score

HD 8730M
1.96
+37.1%

Radeon HD 8730M outperforms GeForce 9800M GS by 37% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking851946
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.130.11
ArchitectureGCN (2011−2017)G9x (2007−2010)
GPU code nameMarsNB9E-GS1
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date16 November 2012 (11 years old)1 November 2008 (15 years old)
Current price$338 $180
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD 8730M has 18% better value for money than 9800M GS.

Technical specs

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 cores38464
CUDA coresno data64
Core clock speed650 MHz530 MHz
Boost clock speed700 MHzno data
Number of transistors950 million505 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data60 Watt
Texture fill rate16.8016 billion/sec
Floating-point performance537.6 gflops169.6 gflops
Gigaflopsno data254

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon HD 8730M and GeForce 9800M GS compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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 sizemedium sizedlarge
Bus supportno dataPCI-E 2.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

Memory

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 typeDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth32 GB/s51.2 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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 outputsNo outputs
Multi monitor supportno data+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536

Technologies

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

Power managementno data8.0

API support

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

DirectX12 (11_1)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model5.14.0
OpenGL4.62.1
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDAno data+

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.

HD 8730M 1.96
+37.1%
9800M GS 1.43

Radeon HD 8730M outperforms GeForce 9800M GS by 37% in our combined 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%

HD 8730M 761
+37.4%
9800M GS 554

Radeon HD 8730M outperforms GeForce 9800M GS by 37% 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%

HD 8730M 6311
+94.5%
9800M GS 3245

Radeon HD 8730M outperforms GeForce 9800M GS by 94% 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:

900p22
+37.5%
16−18
−37.5%
Full HD19
+58.3%
12−14
−58.3%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3 0−1
Battlefield 5 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Hitman 3 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3 0−1
Battlefield 5 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Hitman 3 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3 0−1
Battlefield 5 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Hitman 3 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Hitman 3 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

This is how HD 8730M and 9800M GS compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

  • HD 8730M is 37.5% faster than 9800M GS

1080p resolution:

  • HD 8730M is 58.3% faster than 9800M GS

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the HD 8730M is 300% faster than the 9800M GS.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD 8730M is ahead in 23 tests (72%)
  • there's a draw in 9 tests (28%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.96 1.43
Recency 16 November 2012 1 November 2008
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 55 nm

The Radeon HD 8730M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800M GS in performance tests.


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