GeForce GT 610 vs 9800M GTS

Place in performance ranking	1077	1108
Place by popularity	not in top-100	97
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.03	0.01
Architecture	G9x (2007−2010)	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code name	NB9E-GT	GF119
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	15 July 2008 (15 years ago)	2 April 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$39.99
Current price	$230	$98 (2.5x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

9800M GTS has 200% better value for money than GT 610.

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	64	48
CUDA cores	64	48
Core clock speed	600 MHz	810 MHz
Number of transistors	505 million	292 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	29 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	102 °C
Texture fill rate	19.20	6.5 billion/sec
Floating-point performance	192 gflops	155.5 gflops
Gigaflops	240	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce 9800M GTS and GeForce GT 610 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
Bus support	no data	PCI Express 2.0
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	5.7" (14.5 cm)
Height	no data	2.7" (6.9 cm)
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	1024 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	1.8 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	14.4 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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	Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI, VGA
Multi monitor support	no data	+
HDMI	no data	+
HDCP	no data	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	no data	Internal

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Blu-Ray

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	4.0	5.1
OpenGL	3.3	4.2
OpenCL	1.1	1.1
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	+	+

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 GTS 0.97
+21.3%

GT 610 0.80

9800M GTS outperforms GT 610 by 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

9800M GTS 376
+22.1%

GT 610 308

9800M GTS outperforms GT 610 by 22% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4
+50%

2−3

−50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Hitman 3	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Hitman 3	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

1−2

0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	0−1	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2	0−1