Arc Pro A30M vs GeForce 9800M GT SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 9800M GT SLI with Arc Pro A30M, including specs and performance data.

9800M GT SLI
2008
512 MB GDDR3, 130 Watt
2.04

Arc Pro A30M outperforms 9800M GT SLI by a whopping 648% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking889350
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.0821.03
ArchitectureG9x (2007−2010)Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code nameNB9E-GT2DG2-128
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date15 July 2008 (16 years ago)8 August 2022 (2 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 cores1921024
Core clock speed500 MHz1500 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2000 MHz
Number of transistors1508 Million7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rateno data128.0
Floating-point processing powerno data4.096 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data64
Ray Tracing Coresno data8

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
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
SLI options+-

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 MB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data128.0 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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX1012 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.6
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.3
CUDA+-

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−588%
55−60
+588%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−567%
40−45
+567%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−575%
27−30
+575%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−588%
55−60
+588%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−567%
40−45
+567%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−627%
80−85
+627%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−600%
14−16
+600%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−588%
55−60
+588%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−575%
27−30
+575%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−588%
55−60
+588%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−567%
40−45
+567%
Dota 2 4−5
−575%
27−30
+575%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−631%
95−100
+631%
Fortnite 10−11
−600%
70−75
+600%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−627%
80−85
+627%
Grand Theft Auto V 4−5
−575%
27−30
+575%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−600%
14−16
+600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 20−22
−600%
140−150
+600%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−588%
55−60
+588%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−622%
65−70
+622%
World of Tanks 35−40
−644%
290−300
+644%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−575%
27−30
+575%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−588%
55−60
+588%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−567%
40−45
+567%
Dota 2 4−5
−575%
27−30
+575%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−631%
95−100
+631%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−627%
80−85
+627%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 20−22
−600%
140−150
+600%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−614%
100−105
+614%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−600%
7−8
+600%
World of Tanks 12−14
−631%
95−100
+631%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
−642%
230−240
+642%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−600%
21−24
+600%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−567%
40−45
+567%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3
−600%
14−16
+600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−600%
35−40
+600%
Valorant 8−9
−588%
55−60
+588%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 16−18
−588%
110−120
+588%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−633%
110−120
+633%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 6−7
−567%
40−45
+567%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−600%
7−8
+600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−633%
110−120
+633%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−600%
14−16
+600%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−600%
14−16
+600%
Dota 2 16−18
−588%
110−120
+588%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−600%
14−16
+600%
Fortnite 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 0−1 0−1
Valorant 2−3
−600%
14−16
+600%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.04 15.25
Recency 15 July 2008 8 August 2022
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 4 GB
Chip lithography 65 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 50 Watt

Arc Pro A30M has a 647.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 983.3% more advanced lithography process, and 160% lower power consumption.

The Arc Pro A30M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800M GT SLI in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 9800M GT SLI is a notebook graphics card while Arc Pro A30M is a mobile workstation one.


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