Radeon RX 7800 XT vs GeForce 9800M GT SLI

Place in performance ranking	858	26
Place by popularity	not in top-100	96
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.09	28.82
Architecture	G9x (2007−2010)	RDNA 3
GPU code name	NB9E-GT2	Navi 32
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	15 July 2008 (15 years ago)	25 August 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$579
Current price	$545	$669 (1.2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 7800 XT has 31922% better value for money than 9800M GT SLI.

Detailed specifications

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 cores	192	3840
Core clock speed	500 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	2430 MHz
Number of transistors	1508 Million	28,100 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	263 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	604.8

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce 9800M GT SLI and Radeon RX 7800 XT compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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 size	large	no data
Interface	no data	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	2x 8-pin
SLI options	+	no data

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	16 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	19500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	576.0 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 Connectors	no data	1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
HDMI	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	10	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.7
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	2.2
Vulkan	no data	1.3
CUDA	+	no 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.

9800M GT SLI 1.96

RX 7800 XT 62.40
+3084%

Radeon RX 7800 XT outperforms GeForce 9800M GT SLI by 3084% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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%

9800M GT SLI 6271

RX 7800 XT 134322
+2042%

Radeon RX 7800 XT outperforms GeForce 9800M GT SLI by 2042% 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:

Full HD	6−7 −3367%	208 +3367%
1440p	3−4 −4000%	123 +4000%
4K	2−3 −3600%	74 +3600%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

0−1

no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	no data
Battlefield 5	0−1	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	no data
Far Cry 5	0−1	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	0−1	no data
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	no data
Hitman 3	0−1	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	0−1	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	0−1	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	no data

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	no data
Battlefield 5	0−1	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	no data
Far Cry 5	0−1	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	0−1	no data
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	no data
Hitman 3	0−1	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	0−1	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	0−1	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	no data

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	no data
Far Cry 5	0−1	no data
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	0−1	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	0−1	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	no data

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

0−1

no data

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	0−1	no data

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	no data
Far Cry 5	0−1	no data
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	no data
Hitman 3	0−1	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	0−1	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	no data

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

0−1

no data

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn	0−1	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	0−1	no data

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	no data
Far Cry 5	0−1	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	0−1	no data
Metro Exodus	0−1	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	no data

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

0−1

no data

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	100−110 −3048%	3400−3450 +3048%
Metro Exodus	130−140 −3065%	4400−4450 +3065%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	100−110 −3048%	3400−3450 +3048%
Metro Exodus	81 −3048%	2550−2600 +3048%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

100−110

−3048%

3400−3450
+3048%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	75−80 −3058%	2400−2450 +3058%
Metro Exodus	148 −3076%	4700−4750 +3076%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	243 −3069%	7700−7750 +3069%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 −3051%	2300−2350 +3051%
Hitman 3	50−55 −3013%	1650−1700 +3013%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	84 −3055%	2650−2700 +3055%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	118 −3078%	3750−3800 +3078%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	44 −3082%	1400−1450 +3082%
Forza Horizon 4	164 −3071%	5200−5250 +3071%

This is how 9800M GT SLI and RX 7800 XT compete in popular games:

RX 7800 XT is 3367% faster in 1080p
RX 7800 XT is 4000% faster in 1440p
RX 7800 XT is 3600% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.96	62.40
Recency	15 July 2008	25 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	16 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	263 Watt