Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge) vs GeForce 9800M GT SLI

Place in the ranking	888	843
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.09	3.75
Architecture	G9x (2007−2010)	GCN 1.2/2.0 (2015−2016)
GPU code name	NB9E-GT2	Bristol Ridge
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	15 July 2008 (16 years ago)	1 June 2016 (8 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	384
Core clock speed	500 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	800 MHz
Number of transistors	1508 Million	3100 Million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	12-45 Watt

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	medium sized
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	no data
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	no data
Shared memory	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	10	12 (FL 12_0)
CUDA	+	-

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

9−10

−22.2%

11
+22.2%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −10%	10−12 +10%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −10%	10−12 +10%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −9.1%	12−14 +9.1%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −100%	4−5 +100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 +14.3%	7 −14.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −10%	10−12 +10%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Dota 2	4−5 −50%	6 +50%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −15.4%	14−16 +15.4%
Fortnite	10−11 −30%	12−14 +30%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −9.1%	12−14 +9.1%
Grand Theft Auto V	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −100%	4−5 +100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	20−22 +5.3%	19 −5.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −12.5%	9−10 +12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
World of Tanks	35−40 −15.4%	45−50 +15.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −10%	10−12 +10%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Dota 2	4−5 −325%	17 +325%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −15.4%	14−16 +15.4%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −9.1%	12−14 +9.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	20−22 −15%	21−24 +15%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V	0−1	1−2
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 −21.4%	16−18 +21.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
World of Tanks	12−14 −23.1%	16−18 +23.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	1−2
Counter-Strike 2	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
Forza Horizon 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Valorant	8−9 −12.5%	9−10 +12.5%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Fortnite	0−1	1−2
Forza Horizon 5	0−1	0−1
Valorant	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Forza Horizon 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Valorant	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Forza Horizon 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Valorant	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Valorant	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2

0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4

0−1

This is how 9800M GT SLI and R5 (Bristol Ridge) compete in popular games:

R5 (Bristol Ridge) is 22% faster in 1080p

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

in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the 9800M GT SLI is 14% faster.
in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the R5 (Bristol Ridge) is 325% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

9800M GT SLI is ahead in 2 tests (4%)
R5 (Bristol Ridge) is ahead in 30 tests (55%)
there's a draw in 23 tests (42%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.05	2.45
Recency	15 July 2008	1 June 2016
Chip lithography	65 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	12 Watt

R5 (Bristol Ridge) has a 19.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 132.1% more advanced lithography process, and 983.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800M GT SLI in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.