Radeon HD 7450M vs GeForce 9800M GTS

Place in the ranking	1126	1137
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	0.86	8.48
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code name	G94	Seymour
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	29 July 2008 (16 years ago)	7 January 2012 (13 years ago)

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	64	160
Core clock speed	600 MHz	700 MHz
Number of transistors	505 million	370 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	7 Watt
Texture fill rate	19.20	5.600
Floating-point processing power	0.192 TFLOPS	0.224 TFLOPS
Gigaflops	240	no data
ROPs	16	4
TMUs	32	8

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	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
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	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	1 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	14.4 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 outputs

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	4.0	5.0
OpenGL	3.3	4.4
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
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.

9800M GTS 0.93
+8.1%

HD 7450M 0.86

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

9800M GTS 356
+8.2%

HD 7450M 329

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.

9800M GTS 4060
+78%

HD 7450M 2281

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

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Fortnite	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
World of Tanks	21−24 +4.8%	21−24 −4.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
World of Tanks	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Valorant	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Dota 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Far Cry 5	0−1	0−1
Valorant	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

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

in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the 9800M GTS is 50% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

9800M GTS is ahead in 4 tests (11%)
there's a draw in 31 test (89%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.93	0.86
Recency	29 July 2008	7 January 2012
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	1 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	7 Watt

9800M GTS has a 8.1% higher aggregate performance score.

HD 7450M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 62.5% more advanced lithography process, and 971.4% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce 9800M GTS and Radeon HD 7450M.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.