Radeon RX 5500M vs GeForce 9800M GTX SLI
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 9800M GTX SLI and Radeon RX 5500M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
5500M outperforms 9800M SLI by a whopping 400% 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 | 831 | 402 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.47 | 12.96 |
| Architecture | G9x (2007−2010) | RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020) |
| GPU code name | NB9E-GTX | Navi 14 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 15 July 2008 (17 years ago) | 7 October 2019 (6 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 | 224 | 1408 |
| Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 1375 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1645 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3016 Million | 6,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 85 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 144.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 4.632 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 32 |
| TMUs | no data | 88 |
| L2 Cache | no data | 2 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 | no data | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
| 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 type | GDDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 224.0 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 data | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10 | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | + | - |
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 | 10−12
−470%
| 57
+470%
|
| 1440p | 12−14
−408%
| 61
+408%
|
| 4K | 5−6
−500%
| 30
+500%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
−489%
|
53
+489%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
−817%
|
55
+817%
|
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 3−4
−2167%
|
68
+2167%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 10−11
−530%
|
60−65
+530%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
−489%
|
53
+489%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
−617%
|
43
+617%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9
−500%
|
45−50
+500%
|
| Fortnite | 14−16
−447%
|
80−85
+447%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
−336%
|
60−65
+336%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 7−8
−543%
|
45−50
+543%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
−315%
|
50−55
+315%
|
| Valorant | 45−50
−217%
|
146
+217%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 10−11
−830%
|
93
+830%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
−433%
|
48
+433%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 55−60
−247%
|
191
+247%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
−450%
|
33
+450%
|
| Dota 2 | 27−30
−279%
|
106
+279%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9
−675%
|
62
+675%
|
| Fortnite | 14−16
−447%
|
80−85
+447%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
−336%
|
60−65
+336%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 7−8
−543%
|
45−50
+543%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 7−8
−1029%
|
79
+1029%
|
| Metro Exodus | 5−6
−680%
|
39
+680%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
−315%
|
50−55
+315%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
−620%
|
72
+620%
|
| Valorant | 45−50
−213%
|
144
+213%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 10−11
−650%
|
75
+650%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
−400%
|
30
+400%
|
| Dota 2 | 27−30
−268%
|
103
+268%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9
−638%
|
59
+638%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
−336%
|
60−65
+336%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
−354%
|
59
+354%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
−350%
|
45
+350%
|
| Valorant | 45−50
−163%
|
120−130
+163%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 14−16
−333%
|
65
+333%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
−367%
|
27−30
+367%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 21−24
−552%
|
137
+552%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
−2400%
|
25
+2400%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 24−27
−573%
|
175
+573%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−404%
|
136
+404%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−550%
|
12−14
+550%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
−860%
|
48
+860%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
−400%
|
35−40
+400%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
−425%
|
21−24
+425%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 5−6
−540%
|
30−35
+540%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−33.3%
|
20
+33.3%
|
| Valorant | 14−16
−821%
|
129
+821%
|
4K
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 5−6 |
| Dota 2 | 8−9
−563%
|
53
+563%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−1500%
|
16−18
+1500%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−1150%
|
24−27
+1150%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
−367%
|
14−16
+367%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 3−4
−367%
|
14−16
+367%
|
1440p
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 44
+0%
|
44
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 76
+0%
|
76
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 16
+0%
|
16
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
This is how 9800M GTX SLI and RX 5500M compete in popular games:
- RX 5500M is 470% faster in 1080p
- RX 5500M is 408% faster in 1440p
- RX 5500M is 500% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 5500M is 2400% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX 5500M performs better in 52 tests (87%)
- there's a draw in 8 tests (13%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.86 | 14.31 |
| Recency | 15 July 2008 | 7 October 2019 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 85 Watt |
RX 5500M has a 400% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 829% more advanced lithography process, and 76% lower power consumption.
The Radeon RX 5500M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800M GTX SLI in performance tests.
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