Radeon RX 7800 XT vs GeForce 9800M GT SLI
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 9800M GT SLI with Radeon RX 7800 XT, including specs and performance data.
RX 7800 XT outperforms 9800M GT SLI by a whopping 2989% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 888 | 30 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 60 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 66.93 |
| Power efficiency | 1.08 | 16.50 |
| Architecture | G9x (2007−2010) | RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | NB9E-GT2 | Navi 32 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 15 July 2008 (16 years ago) | 25 August 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $499 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 3840 |
| Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 1295 MHz |
| 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 | 583.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 37.32 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 96 |
| TMUs | no data | 240 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 60 |
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 | 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 | + | - |
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 | 2438 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 624.1 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 | - | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D 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 | - | 1.3 |
| CUDA | + | - |
Synthetic benchmark performance
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. 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.
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.
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
−3483%
| 215
+3483%
|
| 1440p | 3−4
−3967%
| 122
+3967%
|
| 4K | 2−3
−3550%
| 73
+3550%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 2.32 |
| 1440p | no data | 4.09 |
| 4K | no data | 6.84 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−11
−2310%
|
241
+2310%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−5060%
|
258
+5060%
|
| Elden Ring | 3−4
−7400%
|
225
+7400%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
−2825%
|
110−120
+2825%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−11
−1900%
|
200
+1900%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−1820%
|
96
+1820%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
−4336%
|
488
+4336%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
−8450%
|
171
+8450%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 8−9
−1338%
|
110−120
+1338%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
−2825%
|
110−120
+2825%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−11
−1530%
|
163
+1530%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−1500%
|
80
+1500%
|
| Dota 2 | 4−5
−4350%
|
178
+4350%
|
| Elden Ring | 3−4
−7867%
|
230−240
+7867%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14
−769%
|
113
+769%
|
| Fortnite | 10−11
−2370%
|
240−250
+2370%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
−3518%
|
398
+3518%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 4−5
−4350%
|
178
+4350%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
−7250%
|
147
+7250%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 20−22
−975%
|
210−220
+975%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 8−9
−1338%
|
110−120
+1338%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10
−1833%
|
170−180
+1833%
|
| World of Tanks | 35−40
−615%
|
270−280
+615%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
−2825%
|
110−120
+2825%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−11
−1390%
|
149
+1390%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−1380%
|
74
+1380%
|
| Dota 2 | 4−5
−2900%
|
120−130
+2900%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14
−846%
|
120−130
+846%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
−2991%
|
340
+2991%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 20−22
−975%
|
210−220
+975%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Elden Ring | 1−2
−15700%
|
150−160
+15700%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
−1150%
|
170−180
+1150%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2
−7500%
|
75−80
+7500%
|
| World of Tanks | 12−14
−3154%
|
400−450
+3154%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | 85−90 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
−978%
|
97
+978%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−1500%
|
48
+1500%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
−2567%
|
160−170
+2567%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
−4800%
|
147
+4800%
|
| Valorant | 8−9
−3088%
|
250−260
+3088%
|
4K
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−850%
|
152
+850%
|
| Elden Ring | 1−2
−8100%
|
80−85
+8100%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−913%
|
152
+913%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 6−7
−3383%
|
200−210
+3383%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2
−4900%
|
50−55
+4900%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
−913%
|
152
+913%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
−3950%
|
80−85
+3950%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−2100%
|
22
+2100%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−2713%
|
450−500
+2713%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−5150%
|
100−110
+5150%
|
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 95−100 |
| Valorant | 2−3
−7150%
|
140−150
+7150%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Valorant | 290−300
+0%
|
290−300
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Valorant | 290−300
+0%
|
290−300
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Valorant | 290−300
+0%
|
290−300
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 140
+0%
|
140
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 140
+0%
|
140
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Forza Horizon 4 | 243
+0%
|
243
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 148
+0%
|
148
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 42
+0%
|
42
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 63
+0%
|
63
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 130
+0%
|
130
+0%
|
This is how 9800M GT SLI and RX 7800 XT compete in popular games:
- RX 7800 XT is 3483% faster in 1080p
- RX 7800 XT is 3967% faster in 1440p
- RX 7800 XT is 3550% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Elden Ring, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 7800 XT is 15700% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX 7800 XT is ahead in 48 tests (81%)
- there's a draw in 11 tests (19%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.04 | 63.02 |
| 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 |
9800M GT SLI has 102.3% lower power consumption.
RX 7800 XT, on the other hand, has a 2989.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1200% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon RX 7800 XT 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 card while Radeon RX 7800 XT is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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