GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile vs 9800M GT SLI
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 9800M GT SLI and GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile outperforms 9800M SLI by a whopping 1184% 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 | 953 | 263 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 62 |
| Power efficiency | 1.11 | 24.72 |
| Architecture | G9x (2007−2010) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | NB9E-GT2 | GA106 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 15 July 2008 (17 years ago) | 11 May 2021 (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 | 192 | 2560 |
| Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 735 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1035 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1508 Million | 13,250 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 82.80 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 5.299 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 48 |
| TMUs | no data | 80 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 80 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 20 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 2.5 MB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 2 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 |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| 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 type | GDDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 192.0 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 data | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.2 |
| CUDA | + | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
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 | 5−6
−1400%
| 75
+1400%
|
| 1440p | 3−4
−1300%
| 42
+1300%
|
| 4K | 2−3
−1250%
| 27
+1250%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
−4533%
|
130−140
+4533%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−1450%
|
62
+1450%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 7−8
−814%
|
64
+814%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
−2060%
|
108
+2060%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
−4533%
|
130−140
+4533%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−1375%
|
59
+1375%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
−1480%
|
79
+1480%
|
| Fortnite | 8−9
−1413%
|
120−130
+1413%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
−870%
|
95−100
+870%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 4−5
−2250%
|
94
+2250%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 7−8
−614%
|
50
+614%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12
−782%
|
95−100
+782%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
−342%
|
160−170
+342%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
−1860%
|
98
+1860%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
−4533%
|
130−140
+4533%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 35−40
−567%
|
260−270
+567%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−1025%
|
45
+1025%
|
| Dota 2 | 21−24
−462%
|
118
+462%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
−1380%
|
74
+1380%
|
| Fortnite | 8−9
−1413%
|
120−130
+1413%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
−870%
|
95−100
+870%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 4−5
−2000%
|
84
+2000%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 3−4
−3033%
|
94
+3033%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 7−8
−471%
|
40
+471%
|
| Metro Exodus | 3−4
−1800%
|
57
+1800%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12
−782%
|
95−100
+782%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
−1050%
|
92
+1050%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
−342%
|
160−170
+342%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
−1680%
|
89
+1680%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−900%
|
40
+900%
|
| Dota 2 | 21−24
−438%
|
113
+438%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
−1260%
|
68
+1260%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
−870%
|
95−100
+870%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 7−8
−371%
|
33
+371%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12
−782%
|
95−100
+782%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
−525%
|
50
+525%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
−195%
|
112
+195%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 8−9
−1413%
|
120−130
+1413%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 5−6
−960%
|
50−55
+960%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 12−14
−1246%
|
170−180
+1246%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20
−821%
|
170−180
+821%
|
| Valorant | 12−14
−1617%
|
200−210
+1617%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−2100%
|
22
+2100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−1567%
|
50
+1567%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−1160%
|
60−65
+1160%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 2−3
−1150%
|
25
+1150%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
−1233%
|
40−45
+1233%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 3−4
−1867%
|
55−60
+1867%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−193%
|
44
+193%
|
| Valorant | 9−10
−1511%
|
140−150
+1511%
|
4K
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 10 |
| Dota 2 | 4−5
−1250%
|
54
+1250%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 21 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 0−1 | 40−45 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
−767%
|
24−27
+767%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 3−4
−800%
|
27−30
+800%
|
1440p
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 41
+0%
|
41
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 34
+0%
|
34
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 69
+0%
|
69
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 21
+0%
|
21
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 29
+0%
|
29
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 38
+0%
|
38
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
This is how 9800M GT SLI and RTX 3050 Ti Mobile compete in popular games:
- RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 1400% faster in 1080p
- RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 1300% faster in 1440p
- RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 1250% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Counter-Strike 2, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 4533% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RTX 3050 Ti Mobile performs better in 53 tests (84%)
- there's a draw in 10 tests (16%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.88 | 24.13 |
| Recency | 15 July 2008 | 11 May 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 75 Watt |
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile has a 1183.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 712.5% more advanced lithography process, and 73.3% lower power consumption.
The GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800M GT SLI in performance tests.
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