Radeon R4 (Kaveri) vs GeForce 9800M GT
Aggregated performance score
GeForce 9800M GT outperforms Radeon R4 (Kaveri) by 15% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in performance ranking | 1069 | 1094 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.18 | no data |
Architecture | G9x (2007−2010) | GCN 1.1 (2014) |
GPU code name | NB9E-GT2 | Kaveri |
Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Release date | 15 July 2008 (15 years ago) | 4 June 2014 (9 years ago) |
Current price | $61 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 96 | 192 |
CUDA cores | 96 | no data |
Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 533 MHz |
Number of transistors | 754 million | 2410 Million |
Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 28 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | no data |
Texture fill rate | 24.00 | no data |
Floating-point performance | 240 gflops | no data |
Gigaflops | 360 | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on GeForce 9800M GT and Radeon R4 (Kaveri) compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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 | PCIe 2.0 x16 | no data |
Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | no data |
Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | no data |
Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64/128 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | no data |
Memory bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | no data |
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 outputs | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 (FL 12_0) |
Shader Model | 4.0 | no data |
OpenGL | 3.3 | no data |
OpenCL | 1.1 | no data |
Vulkan | N/A | no data |
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.
GeForce 9800M GT outperforms Radeon R4 (Kaveri) by 15% based on our aggregated 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%
GeForce 9800M GT outperforms Radeon R4 (Kaveri) by 105% 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 | 9−10
+12.5%
| 8
−12.5%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Hitman 3 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
Horizon Zero Dawn | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Hitman 3 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
Horizon Zero Dawn | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Metro Exodus | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Hitman 3 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Far Cry 5 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Hitman 3 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
Far Cry 5 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
This is how 9800M GT and R4 (Kaveri) compete in popular games:
- 9800M GT is 12.5% faster than R4 (Kaveri) in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Far Cry 5, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the 9800M GT is 100% faster than the R4 (Kaveri).
All in all, in popular games:
- 9800M GT is ahead in 2 tests (8%)
- there's a draw in 23 tests (92%)
Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 0.98 | 0.85 |
Recency | 15 July 2008 | 4 June 2014 |
Chip lithography | 65 nm | 28 nm |
The GeForce 9800M GT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R4 (Kaveri) in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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