Radeon RX 6850M XT vs GeForce 9800M GS
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 9800M GS and Radeon RX 6850M XT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
6850M XT outperforms 9800M GS by a whopping 3244% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1091 | 108 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.58 | 19.19 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | G94 | Navi 22 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 November 2008 (17 years ago) | 4 January 2022 (4 years 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 cores | 64 | 2560 |
| Core clock speed | 530 MHz | 2321 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2581 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 505 million | 17,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt | 165 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 16.96 | 413.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.1696 TFLOPS | 13.21 TFLOPS |
| Gigaflops | 254 | no data |
| ROPs | 16 | 64 |
| TMUs | 32 | 160 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 40 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 640 KB |
| L1 Cache | no data | 512 KB |
| L2 Cache | 64 KB | 3 MB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 96 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 size | large | large |
| Bus support | PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | 384.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
| Multi monitor support | + | 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 and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| 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.
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.
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 | 4−5
−3325%
| 137
+3325%
|
| 1440p | 2−3
−4150%
| 85
+4150%
|
| 4K | 1−2
−5600%
| 57
+5600%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−5233%
|
160
+5233%
|
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 0−1 | 110−120 |
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−13700%
|
130−140
+13700%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−4433%
|
136
+4433%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−5350%
|
109
+5350%
|
| Fortnite | 3−4
−5833%
|
170−180
+5833%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−2186%
|
160−170
+2186%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 1−2
−13000%
|
130−140
+13000%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−1678%
|
160−170
+1678%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−618%
|
230−240
+618%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−13700%
|
130−140
+13700%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 27−30
−862%
|
270−280
+862%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−3433%
|
106
+3433%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−606%
|
113
+606%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−5150%
|
105
+5150%
|
| Fortnite | 3−4
−5833%
|
170−180
+5833%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−2186%
|
160−170
+2186%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 1−2
−13000%
|
130−140
+13000%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
−5700%
|
116
+5700%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−1678%
|
160−170
+1678%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
−2729%
|
198
+2729%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−618%
|
230−240
+618%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−13700%
|
130−140
+13700%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−2800%
|
87
+2800%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−494%
|
95
+494%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−5000%
|
102
+5000%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−2186%
|
160−170
+2186%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−1678%
|
160−170
+1678%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
−1643%
|
122
+1643%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−618%
|
230−240
+618%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 3−4
−5833%
|
170−180
+5833%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5
−2575%
|
100−110
+2575%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 8−9
−3563%
|
290−300
+3563%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
−1246%
|
170−180
+1246%
|
| Valorant | 3−4
−8833%
|
260−270
+8833%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 55 |
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−9800%
|
99
+9800%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−3933%
|
120−130
+3933%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
−3950%
|
80−85
+3950%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−5450%
|
110−120
+5450%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−607%
|
99
+607%
|
| Valorant | 6−7
−4117%
|
250−260
+4117%
|
4K
Ultra
| Dota 2 | 1−2
−7700%
|
78
+7700%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−2850%
|
55−60
+2850%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−2700%
|
55−60
+2700%
|
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 220−230
+0%
|
220−230
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Counter-Strike 2 | 220−230
+0%
|
220−230
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 220−230
+0%
|
220−230
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 126
+0%
|
126
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 89
+0%
|
89
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 68
+0%
|
68
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 72
+0%
|
72
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 26
+0%
|
26
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 68
+0%
|
68
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
This is how 9800M GS and RX 6850M XT compete in popular games:
- RX 6850M XT is 3325% faster in 1080p
- RX 6850M XT is 4150% faster in 1440p
- RX 6850M XT is 5600% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 6850M XT is 13700% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX 6850M XT performs better in 43 tests (74%)
- there's a draw in 15 tests (26%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.23 | 41.13 |
| Recency | 1 November 2008 | 4 January 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 12 GB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt | 165 Watt |
9800M GS has 175% lower power consumption.
RX 6850M XT, on the other hand, has a 3244% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 829% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon RX 6850M XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800M GS in performance tests.
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