Radeon RX 6550M vs GeForce 9800M GTS
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 9800M GTS and Radeon RX 6550M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
6550M outperforms 9800M GTS by a whopping 2612% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1197 | 268 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.87 | 22.19 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | G94 | Navi 24 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 29 July 2008 (17 years ago) | 4 January 2023 (3 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 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | 600 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2840 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 505 million | 5,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 80 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 19.20 | 181.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.192 TFLOPS | 5.816 TFLOPS |
| Gigaflops | 240 | no data |
| ROPs | 16 | 32 |
| TMUs | 32 | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 16 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L1 Cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L2 Cache | 64 KB | 1024 KB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 16 MB |
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 | medium sized |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| 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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | 144.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | + | - |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
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 | 2−3
−3250%
| 67
+3250%
|
| 1440p | 0−1 | 24 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−2450%
|
50−55
+2450%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−2450%
|
50−55
+2450%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−9000%
|
91
+9000%
|
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 110−120 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−1450%
|
90−95
+1450%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 0−1 | 70−75 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−1050%
|
90−95
+1050%
|
| Valorant | 30−33
−447%
|
160−170
+447%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 21−24
−1009%
|
250−260
+1009%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−2450%
|
50−55
+2450%
|
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−764%
|
120−130
+764%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−8300%
|
84
+8300%
|
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 110−120 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−1450%
|
90−95
+1450%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 0−1 | 70−75 |
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
−5100%
|
50−55
+5100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−1050%
|
90−95
+1050%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−1283%
|
83
+1283%
|
| Valorant | 30−33
−447%
|
160−170
+447%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−2450%
|
50−55
+2450%
|
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−764%
|
120−130
+764%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−7800%
|
79
+7800%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−1450%
|
90−95
+1450%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−1050%
|
90−95
+1050%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−717%
|
49
+717%
|
| Valorant | 30−33
−447%
|
160−170
+447%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 110−120 |
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5
−1150%
|
50−55
+1150%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 5−6
−3240%
|
160−170
+3240%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−1844%
|
170−180
+1844%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 21−24 |
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 50−55 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−2900%
|
60−65
+2900%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
−1750%
|
35−40
+1750%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 1−2
−5500%
|
55−60
+5500%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−214%
|
40−45
+214%
|
| Valorant | 4−5
−3350%
|
130−140
+3350%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−1150%
|
24−27
+1150%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−1200%
|
24−27
+1200%
|
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Valorant | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
This is how 9800M GTS and RX 6550M compete in popular games:
- RX 6550M is 3250% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 6550M is 9000% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX 6550M performs better in 32 tests (60%)
- there's a draw in 21 tests (40%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.85 | 23.05 |
| Recency | 29 July 2008 | 4 January 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 80 Watt |
9800M GTS has 7% lower power consumption.
RX 6550M, on the other hand, has a 2612% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 983% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon RX 6550M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800M GTS in performance tests.
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