Radeon Graphics vs GeForce 9800M GTX SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 9800M GTX SLI with Radeon Graphics, including specs and performance data.

9800M GTX SLI
2008
1 GB GDDR3, 150 Watt
3.07
+55.1%

9800M GTX SLI outperforms Graphics by an impressive 55% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking763897
Place by popularitynot in top-10010
Power efficiency1.439.21
ArchitectureG9x (2007−2010)GCN 5.1 (2018−2022)
GPU code nameNB9E-GTXRenoir
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date15 July 2008 (16 years ago)no data (2024 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 cores224448
Core clock speed500 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data1500 MHz
Number of transistors3016 Millionno data
Manufacturing process technology65 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rateno data42.00
Floating-point processing powerno data1.344 TFLOPS
ROPsno data8
TMUsno data28

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 sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataIGP
Widthno dataIGP
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR3System Shared
Maximum RAM amount1 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed800 MHzSystem Shared
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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX1012 (12_1)
OpenGLno data4.6
CUDA+-

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 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Battlefield 5 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+70%
10−11
−70%
Hitman 3 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+64.3%
14−16
−64.3%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+62.5%
24−27
−62.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Battlefield 5 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+70%
10−11
−70%
Hitman 3 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+64.3%
14−16
−64.3%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+62.5%
24−27
−62.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+70%
10−11
−70%
Hitman 3 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+64.3%
14−16
−64.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+62.5%
24−27
−62.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Hitman 3 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
+58.3%
12−14
−58.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.07 1.98
Chip lithography 65 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 15 Watt

9800M GTX SLI has a 55.1% higher aggregate performance score.

Graphics, on the other hand, has a 828.6% more advanced lithography process, and 900% lower power consumption.

The GeForce 9800M GTX SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Graphics in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 9800M GTX SLI is a notebook card while Radeon Graphics is a desktop one.


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