ATI Radeon HD 5670 vs NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS

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Combined performance score

9800M GTS
1.03

Radeon HD 5670 outperforms GeForce 9800M GTS by 101% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking1059826
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.040.10
ArchitectureG9x (2007−2010)Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameNB9E-GTRedwood
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date15 July 2008 (15 years old)14 January 2010 (14 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$119
Current price$230 $132 (1.1x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

ATI HD 5670 has 150% better value for money than 9800M GTS.

Technical specs

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 cores64400
CUDA cores64no data
Core clock speed600 MHz775 MHz
Number of transistors505 million627 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt64 Watt
Texture fill rate19.2015.50
Floating-point performance192 gflops620.0 gflops
Gigaflops240no data

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce 9800M GTS and Radeon HD 5670 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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data168 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

Memory

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 typeGDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth51.2 GB/s64 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

Video outputs and ports

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
HDMIno data+

API support

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model4.05.0
OpenGL3.34.4
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/AN/A
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 GTS 1.03
ATI HD 5670 2.07
+101%

Radeon HD 5670 outperforms GeForce 9800M GTS by 101% in our combined 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 401
ATI HD 5670 801
+99.8%

Radeon HD 5670 outperforms GeForce 9800M GTS by 100% in Passmark.

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 GTS 4060
ATI HD 5670 6584
+62.2%

Radeon HD 5670 outperforms GeForce 9800M GTS by 62% 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:

900p12−14
−117%
26
+117%
Full HD14−16
−129%
32
+129%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Hitman 3 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Hitman 3 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Hitman 3 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Hitman 3 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 1−2

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 1−2
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 1−2
Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

This is how 9800M GTS and ATI HD 5670 compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

  • ATI HD 5670 is 117% faster than 9800M GTS

1080p resolution:

  • ATI HD 5670 is 129% faster than 9800M GTS

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

  • in Hitman 3, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the ATI HD 5670 is 200% faster than the 9800M GTS.

All in all, in popular games:

  • ATI HD 5670 is ahead in 25 tests (86%)
  • there's a draw in 4 tests (14%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.03 2.07
Recency 15 July 2008 14 January 2010
Chip lithography 65 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 64 Watt

The Radeon HD 5670 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800M GTS in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 9800M GTS is a notebook card while Radeon HD 5670 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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