Radeon RX 7800 XT vs GeForce 9800M GTS

Place in performance ranking	1060	25
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.04	28.04
Architecture	G9x (2007−2010)	RDNA 3
GPU code name	NB9E-GT	Navi 32
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	15 July 2008 (15 years ago)	25 August 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$579
Current price	$230	$669 (1.2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 7800 XT has 70000% better value for money than 9800M GTS.

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	3840
CUDA cores	64	no data
Core clock speed	600 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	2430 MHz
Number of transistors	505 million	28,100 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	263 Watt
Texture fill rate	19.20	604.8
Floating-point performance	192 gflops	no data
Gigaflops	240	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce 9800M GTS and Radeon RX 7800 XT 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
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	2x 8-pin

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	1 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	19500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	576.0 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	1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
HDMI	no data	+

API compatibility

List of supported graphics 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	+	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 1.04

RX 7800 XT 61.90
+5852%

Radeon RX 7800 XT outperforms GeForce 9800M GTS by 5852% based on our aggregated 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

RX 7800 XT 23960
+5875%

Radeon RX 7800 XT outperforms GeForce 9800M GTS by 5875% 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

RX 7800 XT 131792
+3146%

Radeon RX 7800 XT outperforms GeForce 9800M GTS by 3146% 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	3−4 −7033%	214 +7033%
1440p	2−3 −6200%	126 +6200%
4K	1−2 −7500%	76 +7500%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

−8500%

258
+8500%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −1700%	160−170 +1700%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −6333%	193 +6333%
Hitman 3	1−2 −19100%	190−200 +19100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	0−1	130−140
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −3300%	100−110 +3300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −3757%	270 +3757%

Full HD
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −1700%	160−170 +1700%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −5267%	161 +5267%
Hitman 3	1−2 −19100%	190−200 +19100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	0−1	130−140
Metro Exodus	1−2 −16300%	164 +16300%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −3300%	100−110 +3300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −3271%	236 +3271%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −8625%	349 +8625%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −4833%	148 +4833%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −4650%	190 +4650%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −3600%	110−120 +3600%
Hitman 3	3−4 −4300%	130−140 +4300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −1150%	100−105 +1150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 −3060%	158 +3060%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −9600%	97 +9600%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −7950%	161 +7950%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −13900%	140 +13900%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −6600%	65−70 +6600%
Hitman 3	1−2 −7300%	70−75 +7300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 −800%	60−65 +800%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	35−40

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	45−50
Far Cry 5	3−4 −3333%	103 +3333%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 −2080%	109 +2080%

This is how 9800M GTS and RX 7800 XT compete in popular games:

RX 7800 XT is 7033% faster than 9800M GTS in 1080p
RX 7800 XT is 6200% faster than 9800M GTS in 1440p
RX 7800 XT is 7500% faster than 9800M GTS in 4K

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

in Hitman 3, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 7800 XT is 19100% faster than the 9800M GTS.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RX 7800 XT surpassed 9800M GTS in all 27 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.04	61.90
Recency	15 July 2008	25 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	263 Watt